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* There are massive space minefields around the Men's Planet (Tarak) that is visited towards the end of ''[[Vandread]]'' (second season). They are used to reveal {{spoiler|First Mate BC}} as [[The Mole]], since s/he knows the friend-foe codes of the mines that allow ''Nirvana'' to pass them.

* Mines are used in multiple battles in ''[[Legend of the Galactic Heroes]]''.

*** http://books.google.com/books?id=AQROL_5mY5cC&lpg=[[PA 53]]&ots=vn8i70rVAg&pg=[[PA 53]]#v=onepage (1984)

*** http://www.fas.org/rlg/030522-space.pdf (2003)

*** http://wuxinghongqi.blogspot.com/2010/08/chinas-space-weapons-exposured-russia.html (2010)

* Currently, space debris, also known as orbital debris, space junk, and space waste, is the collection of objects in orbit around Earth that were created by humans but no longer serve any useful purpose. These objects consist of everything from spent rocket stages and defunct satellites to erosion, explosion and collision fragments. To date there have been several known and suspected impact events, and several satellites have been destroyed.