Images Dated 4th January 2001

Space junk

Space junk. Conceptual artwork showing scattered debris ("space junk") in orbit around the Earth. Tens of thousands of man-made objects of different sizes and shapes are in orbit around the Earth. Only a small fraction are satellites currently in operation; the remainder include used rocket bodies, dead payloads, operational debris (such as optics covers and payload attachment hardware) and the consequence of years of payload, rocket and satellite fragmentation. This space junk is a hazard for future space missions due to the increasing probability of it impacting on newly launched satellites or spacecrafts

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Formula One World Championship: Winner Alain Prost McLaren MP4/4, with 2nd placed Ayrton Senna McLaren MP4/4 and Nelson Piquet Lotus 100T, 3rd place

Winner Alain Prost (FRA) McLaren MP4/4 (C), with 2nd placed Ayrton Senna (BRA) McLaren MP4/4 (C) and Nelson Piquet (BRA) Lotus 100T, 3rd place (R)
Australian Grand Prix, Adelaide, 13 November 1988

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Formula One World Championship: Alain Prost with Gordon Murray and Neil Oatley

Alain Prost (FRA) (L) with Gordon Murray (C) and Neil Oatley
Formula One World Championship 1986

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