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Chinese astronauts install debris shields on Tiangong space station during 8.5-hour spacewalk (video)
Two Chinese astronauts completed an 8.5-hour spacewalk on Jan. 20, a sojourn that installed debris shielding outside the ...
What will it take to reach zero space debris?
The space debris problem won't solve itself. We've been kicking the can down the road for years as we continue launching more rockets and payloads into space. In the last couple of years, ...
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SpaceX Starship Disintegrates After Liftoff: Risks and Rivalries in Modern Space Exploration
A SpaceX Starship rocket disintegrated spectacularly just minutes after liftoff, raising questions about the risks of modern ...
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Scientists call on UN to help solve Earth's space junk problem
"In 2024, we saw a 17% year-over-year spike in the average number of close approaches in low Earth orbit per satellite." ...
Debris Rains From Space After SpaceX’s Starship Is Lost in Flight
While Elon Musk’s spaceflight company repeated a spectacular catch of its powerful booster stage, the upper stage experienced ...
Falling Rocket Debris Diverts Dozens Of Flights After Spectacular SpaceX Starship Explosion
The seventh launch of SpaceX’s Starship rocket ended in disaster yesterday after the craft exploded less than nine minutes ...
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Why We Need to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle in Space
Just as we are reckoning with how to conserve ecosystems on Earth for future living creatures, we must think of space as an ...
Fire destroys Starship on its seventh test flight, raining debris from space
The third Starship test flight last March saw the spacecraft reach its planned trajectory and fly halfway around the world ...
Turks and Caicos officials say SpaceX debris littered islands but no injuries reported
Government officials in Turks and Caicos said Friday that debris from a SpaceX rocket test that went awry fell over the Caribbean islands but that there have been no reported injuries so far and only ...
Threats of SpaceX Rocket Debris Forcing Flight Delays Over Indian Ocean Routes
Australian airline Qantas delayed some flights by up to six hours to avoid potential rocket debris over the Indian Ocean.
Appeal to the UN: Combating space debris as a development goal for humanity
Space is considered one of the last untouched environments on Earth, but it is becoming increasingly littered. The UN should ...
Exploring Earth’s Edge: How NASA’s TES-22 Is Tackling Space Debris and the Thermosphere
NASA's TES-22 CubeSat launched with tech that speeds up satellite deorbiting to clear space debris. It carries technology to ...