Increase in out-of-control collisions poses threat to future space exploration

Jennifer MillardAstronomer, Fifth Star Labs This collision is a bit of a red flag for what's going on up there. We're at the dawn of the second space age, and in a few years’ time the idea for astronauts is to go back to the Moon and stay. It's not these little few-day jollies that we had in the days of Apollo. We're talking about missions that will last weeks, and eventually months. So imagine that, then imagine if there was an out-of-control rocket body which we can't change where it's going t