What is space junk and why does it pose an increasing risk for Earth? An expert explains
Year after year, humanity is setting new records for the amount of stuff we're sending into the Earth's orbit, spurred mostly ...
Falling Space Junk Threatens Flights
Researchers calculated both the odds of falling rocket debris disrupting air travel, but also colliding with an aircraft ...
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Space debris striking passenger planes could become a deadly reality, study warns
A new study from the University of British Columbia reveals the growing danger of falling space debris striking an airplane.
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‘Space junk’ will become more of a problem for Earthlings, but a single mission to fetch just 1 craft costs $123 million
Any debris created by damaged satellites measuring larger than 1 cm can pose huge threats to other active, low-orbiting ...
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Why Space Is a National Security Priority
The United States needs to restore its focus on space as a national security priority as conditions have changed and threats ...
Elon Musk expected to turn budget-slashing sights on the FAA’s little-known commercial spaceflight office
The FAA’s commercial spaceflight office has proposed fines and grounded SpaceX after explosions and other incidents.
One Agency Tried to Regulate SpaceX. Now Its Fate Could Be in Elon Musk’s Hands.
The Trump ally and DOGE chief is expected to turn his budget-slashing sights on the FAA’s little-known commercial spaceflight ...
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Agency Tasked With Regulating Commercial Space Flight Braces for Musk’s DOGE
The Office of Commercial Space Transportation has proposed fines and grounded Elon Musk’s SpaceX for numerous incidents.
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You can now pay to send hair and teeth to the Moon – but should you?
Space junk has been a concern for a while ... which could lead to wide areas of it being closed off. This would be a problem legally, because appropriating the Moon for a particular country ...
Sky skimmers: The race to fly satellites in the lowest orbits yet
There's a new race in space, but it's not where you might think. It's happening close to home – in the nearest bit of space, ...