<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[JasonPCrutchfield.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discovering the universe, one page at a time.]]></description><link>https://www.spacedebrisauthor.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:19:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.spacedebrisauthor.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[What Is Space Debris, and How Did It Get Up There?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Look up on a clear night, and space still looks empty. It isn't. Earth is wrapped in a thickening shell of human-made debris, and most people have no idea it's there until a headline mentions a satellite dodging a piece of it or the International Space Station making an emergency maneuver. So let's start at the beginning. What exactly is space debris, and how did we manage to fill orbit with it in less than seventy years? Space Debris, Defined Space debris, sometimes called orbital debris or...]]></description><link>https://www.spacedebrisauthor.com/post/what-is-space-debris-and-how-did-it-get-up-there</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a947940738fc05073c4107f</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:57:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a92660_fe82bfac5d194e638f5997d9b121df90~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>