<p>Abandoned artificial satellites.<br /> Tanks jettisoned from space shuttles.<br /> Refuse generated during space station construction.<br /> Debris of all shapes and sizes are traveling around the Earth at speeds approaching 8 km/s.<br /> Should this debris collide with a spacecraft, it could result in a terrible accident.<br /> For this reason, mankind has been confronted by the necessity of collecting this debris.<br /> This is a story of 2075, a time in which this space debris has become a major problem.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>jettison: 放棄する<br /> debris[dэbri':]: がらくた、(事故の)破片<br /> collide: 衝突する<br /> confront: (困難等が人に)持ち上がる (<span class="DEF" id="p008-000854822">difficulty etc) confronts (anyone)</span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p>