SpaceX’s Space Junk “was intentionally jettisoned upon reentry to make the Crew Dragon’s return to Earth easier” By B.N. Frank Experts continue to warn about various dangers posed by the launching of rockets, satellites, and other space vehicles. Of course, dangers include well-known threats from increasing levels of space junk (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). In […]
Space Junk
The bright lights that lit the North Island’s night sky yesterday may have been the remains of a Russian military satellite, a University of Auckland physics professor says. The soaring light was visible for several minutes around 9pm and was captured by cameras filming the cricket match between the Black […]