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Crashes From Space Are Getting More Common, And No One's Sure What To Do About It

Crashes From Space Are Getting More Common, And No One's Sure What To Do About It
science10/14/2025

Hopefully, this new space age we're in will incentivize governments to preemptively work out some new treaties or agreements.

Just in May of this year, the Soviets struck a ground target from orbit. Never mind that they didn't intend to; in fact, never mind that there are no 'Soviets' anymore. A piece of Cosmos 482, a rocket intended for Venus that broke up during launch wa... [5542 chars]