▁Space ▁Deb ris ▁ ▁The ▁Th re at ▁of ▁Or b ital ▁Deb ris ▁and ▁Prote ct ing ▁NASA ▁Space ▁As sets ▁from ▁Sat ellite ▁Coll isions ▁ ▁Or b ital ▁Deb ris ▁ ▁Space ▁Age ▁W ast eland : ▁Deb ris ▁in ▁Or bit ▁Is ▁Here ▁to ▁St ay ; ▁Scient ific ▁American ; ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Space ▁Sur ve ill ance ▁Network ▁ ▁P AT EN DER : ▁G M V ’ S ▁Tra il bla zing ▁low - gravity ▁space - de br is ▁capture ▁system ▁ ▁Space ▁J unk ▁Inf ographic ▁ ▁Project ▁West ▁Ford ▁an ▁intent ional ▁pla cement ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁small ▁co pper ▁met all ic ▁objects ▁in ▁medium ▁Earth ▁orbit ▁( long ▁lifetime ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁by ▁the ▁US ▁government , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁space ▁de br is , ▁which ▁created ▁international ▁relations ▁ad verse ▁effects . ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Global ▁issues ▁Category : Space ▁ha z ards ▁Category : Space fl ight ▁Category : N ear - E arth ▁objects ▁Category : Future ▁problems ▁Category : P oll ution ▁Category : Te chn ology ▁ha z ards ▁Category : Space ▁traffic ▁management <0x0A> </s> ▁Thomas ▁E ich in ▁( born ▁ 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 6 ) ▁is ▁a ▁retired ▁German ▁football ▁player . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁general ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁DE L ▁ice ▁hockey ▁club ▁K öl ner ▁Ha ie . ▁On ▁ 1