Falling space debris is increasingly threatening airplanes, researchers say
Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth could pose an increased threat of striking aircraft as it falls from space, ...
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Why We Need to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle in Space
This illustration shows ClearSpace-1 capturing the debris with robotic arms. The mission will aim to drag the rocket part down to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere. A circular space economy would ...
Risk Of Falling Space Junk Hitting A Plane Is Only Increasing
As the number of flights around the world grows and the amount of junk in space rises, the chances of a collision between the two is only increasing ...
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Planes could be in danger from falling space debris as recent SpaceX rocket explosion highlights new data
A study recently released by the University of British Columbia puts the annual chance that space rocket debris will re-enter ...