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Flaming Space Debris Re-entering Atmosphere Lights Up California Sky

Flaming Space Debris Re-entering Atmosphere Lights Up California Sky

Privateer Crew

March 19, 2023

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Privateer, a company co-founded by Dr. Jah, tracks about 48,000 human-made objects,

ranging in size from a cellphone to the International Space Station itself. But only about 10 percent of those are functional, he said.

The rest is garbage.

“Humanity is not slowing down in launching stuff into space,” he said. “I remember a busy year was a launch a month, and, on average, right now we’re launching more than 12 satellites every week.”


Read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/19/science/space/lights-space-debris-sacramento-sky.html

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