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Deorbit space junk

Screengrab from Scratch Deorbit space junk game.

This Scratch game deals with space junk by carefully deorbiting it so that it burns up in the Earth’s atmosphere. It is an example of a game that students can build themselves.

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Rights: Scratch, CC BY-SA 4.0
Published: 17 June 2022Size: 103.4 KB
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