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In the summer of 1968 , officials at NASA were worried about the accelerating space race with the Soviet Union and whether the U.S. could keep pace with the Soviets .
But the idea that the space race was moving too quickly in the 1960s seems quaint.
The new space age could be its own worst enemy. Existing treaties and agreements are simply not up to the task of governing space in ways that minimize risks to humanity.
There are an estimated one million debris fragments between one and 10 centimetres in diameter that are too small to be picked up by radar and debris surveillance networks.
Experts put the likelihood of future collisions at near certainty, with potential for cascading and catastrophic damage, including entire satellite communication systems being taken out.
This is all happening at a pace that threatens to overwhelm debris-monitoring and mitigation efforts.
Existing governance mechanisms were not designed for this level and kind of activity.
Hope for a well-governed new space age might be reasonable, but it will depend on all spacefaring actors recognizing the needs and vulnerabilities of all people who live on it.
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