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uncontrolled reentry

An external pallet packed with old nickel-hydrogen batteries was released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm in 2021 as the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above the Pacific Ocean west of Central America. Credit: NASA/Mike Hopkins
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Uncontrolled reentry of space debris poses a real and growing threat

The Florida crash landing of space debris jettisoned from the ISS has spun up worrisome views regarding the escalation of human-made space debris plummeting to Earth in an uncontrolled manner.

by Leonard David June 5, 2024June 4, 2024

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