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  • Have any spacecraft landed on an asteroid?
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How much space debris is orbiting Earth?

There are over 7,000 pieces of space debris orbiting Earth. This debris includes old satellites, pieces of booster rockets, and even a screwdriver which slipped from an astronaut's hand during a spacewalk to do some repair work.


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