By the numbers Space debris

43: Number of years the oldest debris, the nonfunctioning U.S. satellite Vanguard I, has been in orbit

1965: Year American astronaut Edward White lost a glove during a space walk

17,000: Speed in mph of the glove, which stayed in orbit for a month

200: Number of objects, mostly bags of trash, released by the Mir space station in its first 10 years of operation

Source: Space.com