For the fourth time in less than three years, a Chinese rocket stage reentered the Earth’s atmosphere, this time over the Pacific Ocean. The rocket’s return to Earth highlighted a tension among space faring nations over China’s practice of letting its spent rockets tumble back to Earth after days in orbit.
A new study suggests there's a 10% chance someone will be killed by falling space junk in the next decade. But there are steps space agencies can take to lower that risk.
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