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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 ...
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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SpaceX halted rocket launch seconds before takeoff after plane allegedly flew over restricted area: ‘Hold, hold hold!’
SpaceX halted the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday with 11 seconds to spare after a plane allegedly flew into restricted airspace near the launchpad. The California exhibition set to send ...
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Substantial chance that rocket debris will fall into busy flight path, researchers say
There is a one in four chance that a rocket debris could fall into a busy flight path, according to a new study. There is very little chance that any of that space junk could actually hit a plane.
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SpaceX had to abandon a rocket launch 11 seconds before liftoff over fears a plane flew into the launch area
SpaceX aborted the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket with 11 seconds to spare on Sunday when a plane appeared to fly into restricted airspace close to the launch site. The launch, to send Starlink ...
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FAA Launches Investigation After Debris From SpaceX's Starship Diverts Flights
Although the test flight successfully took off on Thursday and led to the booster rocket's return to Earth ... measures and alert surrounding aircraft about the risk of falling space debris ...
Irish Sun8d
Growing risk of ‘catastrophic’ collisions between planes and thousands of rockets dumped in space, experts warn
SPACE debris raining down on Earth is increasingly at risk of causing "catastrophic" collisions with aircraft, a damning new report has revealed. A sharp rise in the number of rocket launches has ...
The Sun25d
US grounds Elon Musk’s Starship after rocket exploded leaving planes swerving & flaming wreck causing ‘property damage’
AN exploding SpaceX Starship caused chaos in the sky - as planes swerved to avoid it and the flaming wreck caused property damage. Flights of the Elon Musk rocket system have now been grounded ...
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SpaceX had to abandon a rocket launch 11 seconds before liftoff over fears a plane flew into the launch area
It is unclear which aircraft, if any, prompted the aborted launch. Some outlets reported that a Delta flight from LA to Hawaii was to blame. SpaceX aborted the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket with 11 ...