atmospheric entry
-
NASA Is Being Sued for Dropping Space Junk on a Florida Home
A family from Florida filed a claim against NASA for a small piece of trash that the space agency had tossed from the International Space Station (ISS), which ended up in their home. Earlier this year, a two-pound cylindrical-shaped object crashed through the roof of a family home in Naples, Florida, creating a hole in…
-
Massive Pallet of Old Batteries Re-Enters Earth’s Atmosphere, Marking Heaviest ISS Trash Return Yet
Last week, a pallet of used batteries from the International Space Station (ISS) reentered Earth’s atmosphere over the Gulf of Mexico following an unpredictable journey through orbit. The pallet contained nine batteries and weighed in at 2.9 tons. It had been tossed by the Canadarm2 robotic arm in March 2021 and and has since been…
-
Startup Wants to Land Space Drugs Factory in Australia After US Denies Reentry
Varda’s first manufacturing capsule remains stuck in orbit after being denied a request to land in Utah. It’s now eying Australia to prevent a repeat.
-
China Tests Gigantic Drag Sail for Removing Space Junk
Engineers in China have successfully deployed an ultra-thin sail attached to a rocket part to expedite its departure from low Earth orbit and reduce the amount of space junk aimlessly floating above our planet.