Falling launch costs for satellites mean space advertising may now make commercial sense, according to a feasibility study, but the idea remains controversial
Incidents of space debris landing on Earth have reportedly increased due to space tourism and increased exploration from international government agencies.
Earth is surrounded by a scrapyard of old rockets, satellites, and other types of spacecraft. Space junk expert John Crassidis, SUNY Distinguished Professor with the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University at Buffalo (New York) joins Rick Pantaleo on this week’s Science Edition of Press Conference USA to talk about the growing threat of space debris.
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The moon is about to get hit by space junk at 5,800 mph speed on Friday, which will leave a huge crater. Some experts think that the debris came from a launch almost a decade ago conducted by China.