Risk of falling space junk impacting planes is growing, researchers warn
Some high-density airspace regions could have as high as a 26% of being affected by an uncontrolled rocket body reentry.
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The Risk of Space Junk Hitting Planes Is Rising in The Era of SpaceX
We've yet to see a falling piece of space debris strike an airplane, but if it happens, the consequences would almost ...
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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OMG! Too Much of Space Junk
Humans are littering space with thousands of satellites, which pose a risk to climate and the environment, space ...
Falling space junk poses a growing risk to air travel safety — and could harm the economy too, experts warn
The risk of rogue rocket debris and other man-made space junk colliding with planes is a growing challenge that’s only going ...
UBC researchers say space junk has increasing potential to disrupt air travel
Large, uncontrolled space junk reentering Earth's atmosphere has the increasing potential to disrupt air travel, if affected ...
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Falling space junk poses growing threat to aviation, warns B.C. researcher
The new study found there's a 26% chance the threat of space junk could shut down a crowded airspace in Europe, Asia or North ...
Space debris is cluttering our orbit. Can falling space junk hit a plane?
A new paper by University of British Columbia researchers paints a stark picture of the risks of space debris on commercial ...
Rocket junk has a 1 in 4 chance per year of entering busy airspace, study suggests
There's a 26% annual chance that space rocket junk will re-enter the atmosphere and pass through a busy flight area, ...
Earthquake sensors could help track a different threat: Falling space debris
As more space junk is falling to Earth uncontrolled, scientists are using seismometers to track the debris.
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 ...