http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060119/ap_on_sc/space_junk
"More than 9,000 pieces of space debris are orbiting the Earth, a hazard that can only be expected to get worse in the next few years. And currently there's no workable and economic way to clean up the mess.

The pieces of space junk measuring 4 inches or more total some 5,500 tons"

""As of now there is no viable solution, technically and economically, to remove objects from space," Liou said. He said he hopes the report will encourage researchers to think about better ways to do this."

http://www.newscientistspace.com/article.ns?id=dn8608

PlanetES strikes again!