Problems of anthropogenic pollution of space

Abstract

Since the inception of the Space Age emerged an unprecedented technological, economic, military and social development for the humanity, although brought inevitable negative consequences due to the early exploration of space. A side effect of this development is pollution in space that is increasing over the years. In general, the term pollution is used to indicate a despoiling of the natural environment. This term applies equally when it comes to space from the moment the first artificial satellite was launched into Earth's orbit, and is known as Space Debris. This article contains the concept of «space debris» and statistical data techno-genic pollution of outer space, and describes the possible methods of dealing with space debris and justifies the need for international cooperation to solve outer space pollution problem.