国会审议《ORBITS法》,以打击空间垃圾、卫星碰撞风险和未来发射。 Congress considers ORBITS Act to combat space junk, risking satellite collisions and future launches.

地球轨道上充满了空间垃圾,导致卫星和宇航员每天收到超过1 000次碰撞警告。 Earth's orbit is packed with space junk, leading to over 1,000 daily collision warnings for satellites and astronauts. 这种碎片,包括死亡卫星和火箭部件,有可能造成碰撞的连锁反应,有可能填满地球轨道,并防止新的发射——一种称为凯斯勒综合症的情况。 This debris, including dead satellites and rocket parts, risks creating a chain reaction of collisions, potentially filling Earth's orbit and preventing new launches—a scenario known as Kessler syndrome. 美国国会正在审议《ORBITS法》,以支持可以清除这种碎片的技术。 The US Congress is considering the ORBITS Act to support technologies that could remove this debris.