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Space Fence

Written by Duncan Page | January 28, 2011

Now, moving a little further afield--

Here's a fence that you'll never ever see in your neighborhood! It takes concept of "fence" to new heights.

According to Lockheed Martin:

"Low-earth orbit is crowded with active satellites and thousands of pieces of debris due to collisions and deterioration of defunct satellites and rocket boosters. Traveling at speeds upwards of 15,000 mph, that debris threatens not only commercial satellites, which we depend on for everything from weather forecasting, banking, global communications and GPS navigation, but also military assets that help monitor and protect nations around the world."

Do you think fence is the right term to use for this project? Will this lead to a new definition of the word fence?