沿地球轨道运动的高速碎片被视为对未来空间任务的严重威胁，被欧洲航天局的专家形容为“致命的一连串威胁”。过去的每一年，高速碎片都在持续增加。
The high-speed debris of orbiting satellites are regarded as serious threats to future space missions, and have been described by European Space Agency experts as a “series of fatal threats”. High-speed debris has continued to rise annually over the years.