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Now You Can Fold Planes From the National Air and Space Museum and Watch Them Fly
Every year, thousands of kids and adults learn to fold and fly paper airplanes at both the National Mall building and the ...
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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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 21 Starlink satellites on record-setting 26th flight (photos)
A Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 of the company's Starlink broadband satellites to orbit early this morning (Feb. 15), rising ...
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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Risk Of Falling Space Junk Hitting A Plane Is Only Increasing
Plus, pieces like rocket bodies are large enough to survive re-entry through Earth’s atmosphere. Debris from an exploding ...
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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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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 ...
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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Falling space debris is a growing worry for aircraft, new research suggests
Uncontrolled space debris reentries are of growing concern. The prospect of leftovers from space hotfooting into the Earth's ...