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      A Minefield in Earth Orbit: How Space Debris Is Spinning Out of Control [Interactive]

      Our planet's littered orbital environs urgently need a concerted cleanup effort

      • By Kathy Jones, Krista Fuentes, David Wright on February 1, 2012
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