11. What about space debris? How will we clean the old engines and rockets out of the solar system? (A K2S Question)

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Space junk is a big problem that was first considered in 1961. A real plan to remove it has not been implemented. One idea is to launch giant scoops into space to collect and push the space junk down into the atmosphere where it will burn up. These scoops may help clean up the space junk in the future.

Answer provided by Robby Gaines

Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

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