ESA space debris Information last updated on 06 December 2023

Number of rocket launches since the start of the space age in 1957: About 6500 (excluding failures)
Number of satellites these rocket launches have placed into Earth orbit: About 16990
Number of these still in space: About 11500
Number of these still functioning: About 9000
Number of debris objects regularly tracked by Space Surveillance Networks and maintained in their catalogue: About 35150
Estimated number of break-ups, explosions, collisions, or anomalous events resulting in fragmentation: More than 640
Total mass of all space objects in Earth orbit: More than 11500 tonnes
Not all objects are tracked and catalogued. The number of debris objects estimated based on statistical models to be in orbit (MASTER-8, future population 2021): 36500 space debris objects greater than 10 cm
1000000 space debris objects from greater than 1 cm to 10 cm
130 million space debris objects from greater than 1 mm to 1 cm

psychedelic earth

.....but it's Ok, it'll eventually burn up and fall into our oceans....after a few thousand years.

Part of the Stardust universe means that we have been everywhere and will continue to do so in the future.....

Immortality by Clare Harner

Do not stand
By my grave, and weep.
I am not there,
I do not sleep—
I am the thousand winds that blow
I am the diamond glints in snow
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle, autumn rain.
As you awake with morning’s hush,
I am the swift, up-flinging rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight,
I am the day transcending night.
Do not stand
By my grave, and cry—
I am not there,
I did not die.

The debate between belief and unbelief prompts questions about defining atheism, agnosticism, and theism accurately. It is crucial to explore the justification for atheism and establish a clear definition.

Atheism is a critical stance that denies the existence of God or spiritual beings, setting it apart from theism which affirms their reality. It is also distinct from agnosticism, which remains uncertain about the existence of a god and considers the question unanswered or unanswerable. Ricky Gervais picks up on this again.

Although altering one's emotions may prove challenging, one possesses the power to embrace them and navigate their complexities. In instances where one dwells on past grievances, it is imperative to consciously redirect attention towards the present, cherishing each passing moment with utmost mindfulness, like when the Moon eclipses the Sun...

With a ray of starlight fighting its way onto the blindfolded figure with a broken lyre is the image of hope (a painting by George Frederic Watts 1817-1904)

Some things will always take a little bit longer to kill off..

...so in the meantime experience the joy of life (while you can)

"Don't let's ask for the moon"...Bette Davis

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Thank God that everything is temporary.