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Satellites and space vehicles in orbit are in danger of being damaged. Debris.
轨道上的卫星和航天飞机有被损坏的危险。碎片。
Space experts say there are more than 100 million pieces of space debris in Earth's orbit.
太空专家表示,地球轨道上有超过1亿的太空碎片。
Many are large enough to possibly cause damage to satellites that operate in space,
很多都大到足以对太空中运行的卫星造成损坏。
such as the International Space Station.
比如国际空间站。
Debris is what remains after something has ended or been destroyed.
碎片是某物结束后或被毁坏后剩下的东西。
Debris can include small pieces of garbage or items that have been abandoned.
碎片可包括小片的垃圾或者被遗弃的东西。
Space debris is human-made objects orbiting in space but no longer serving a purpose.
太空碎片是在太空轨道运行的人造物体,但是已没有用。