TOKYO -- A senior United Nations official sees a growing risk of satellites involved in "a catastrophic collision," warning of potentially crippling damage to everyday services on the ground and severe disruptions to low-income economies in particular.
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Space debris accidents would hit poorest economies the hardest
U.N. space chief sees 'a catastrophic collision' as looming possibility
Aarti Holla-Maini, the U.N. director of the Office for Outer Space Affairs, says the potential for collisions in space to cripple low-income economies is rising as space junk increases. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Yuji Murakami)
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