The Government has offered Australia's three mobile operators, and vividwireless, renewal of their existing spectrum allocated on 15 year licences in the late 90s and early 2000s at set prices, while the Government expects to rake in $3 billion.
Additional information about this space junk incident involving the ISS and the STS-119 mission is found at the Space.com article “Space Station Dodges More Debris.”
According to Space.com, space station commander Michael Fincke commented, "There's a lot of debris out there…. We need to be able to truly have a way to dispose of our satellites when we're finished with them."
Check out these websites for ideas that have been suggested as solutions to space debris in orbit about the Earth:
The ESA article states a question from space debris expert Ruediger Jehn, and a unique suggestion that anyone can do: "... how can the average person become involved"
Dr. Jehn's answer, "Call your space agency ... tell them: 'My kids want to travel
in space in 30 years and I don't want you guys spoiling it'. Pressure from the
public could help. Once space is polluted it's too late and I wouldn't dare go
up there."
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