Some high-density airspace regions could have as high as a 26% of being affected by an uncontrolled rocket body reentry.
There's a 26% annual chance that space rocket junk will re-enter the atmosphere and pass through a busy flight area, according to a UBC study. The study is published in the journal Scientific Reports.
Researchers from the University of British Columbia have calculated the chance that someone will be killed by a falling rocket striking their plane this year.
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SpaceX's Starship might have released harmful air pollutants into the atmosphere, as well as shards of hot metal.
A new study by Canadian researchers published in Scientific Reports notes the risk of such an incident occurring is rising ...
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