Vulbus Incognita Magazine

Cleaning the Camera for "Space Junk 3D" MovieCredit: ©2011. All rights reserved. Space Junk 3D, LLC. Courtesy Calvin Hall PhotographyCleaning lenses during 40 mph winds at Meteor Crater in Arizona

Garbage Collector SpaceshipCredit: Space Junk 3D, LLCAn illustration imagines a spaceship collecting space "garbage" in the movie "Space Junk 3D."

Clean-up Solution: Solar SailCredit: Space Junk 3D, LLCOne possible clean-up solution: a solar sail, as seen in the movie "Space Junk 3D."

Rockets Launching IllustrationCredit: Space Junk 3D, LLCAn illustration suggests the many rocket launches that have caused space debris, from the movie "Space Junk 3D."

Tami in whipping attire

Mindy as a witch

Lisa in the waterfall

Angela poses in a tree

Ann in an antique car

Beverly at the wharf

Vivica Christmas time

Vivica on the beach

Mixing Sound for Space Junk 3D MovieCredit: ©2011. All rights reserved. Space Junk 3D, LLC.Mixing 6.0 surround sound at Technicolor Toronto in the making of Space Junk 3D

Retired Head of NASA's Orbital Debris Don KesslerCredit: Space Junk 3D, LLCRetired head of NASA’s Orbital Debris, scientist Don Kessler beneath a starry night.

Recycling Station AnimationCredit: Space Junk 3D, LLCRecycling station animation as seen in the movie "Space Junk 3D."

Space Junk Problem DetailedCredit: NASA/Orbital Debris Program Office.

Each dot represents a bit of known space junk that's at least 4 inches (10 cm) in low-Earth orbit, where the space station and shuttles roam.

In total, some 19,000 manmade objects this size or bigger orbit Earth as of July 2009; most are in low-Earth orbit.

Countless smaller objects are also circling the planet.

Illustration of a Space Debris FieldCredit: Space Junk 3D, LLCIllustration of a space debris field as depicted in the film "Space Junk 3D."

Pier models her dress

Lisa in military garb

Krista with an antique car

Vivica as a cave girl

Ann in the wind

Asia in the waterfall grotto

Vivica having tea