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Ph.D. Student Ventures to Sweden to Study Space Weather
With HiT&MiS deployed in Sweden, physics Ph.D. student Charmi Patel '24 will use it to monitor the northern lights, as seen ...
Falling Space Junk Threatens Flights
Researchers calculated both the odds of falling rocket debris disrupting air travel, but also colliding with an aircraft ...
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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Giant catapult sends satellites into space without rocket fuel
A California-based company, SpinLaunch, is making waves with its innovative satellite launch system, drawing particular ...
ULA’s Vulcan rocket still doesn’t have the Space Force’s seal of approval
ULA crews at Cape Canaveral have already stacked the next Vulcan rocket on its mobile launch platform in anticipation of ...
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There’s a 1-in-4 chance rocket debris plummets into busy flight paths, study warns
Learn about the alarming issue of rocket debris and its potential impact on air traffic. Discover the recent incident ...
One in four chance per year that rocket junk will enter busy airspace
While the chance of debris hitting an aircraft is very low, the research highlights that the potential for uncontrolled space rocket junk to disrupt flights and create additional costs for airlines ...