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University Of Colorado Boulder: Crashing Chinese Rocket Highlights Growing Dangers Of Space Debris
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Daniel Strain
May 12, 2021
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How common is it for an object like this rocket booster to crash back down to Earth?
A lot of experts have also raised concerns about this event—saying that, in general, this isn’t supposed to happen in space exploration. Why is that?
Even so, the average person probably isn’t going to get hurt by objects falling from space, right? As far as we know, no one has been killed by space debris to date.
One of the bigger concerns from space debris seems to be what’s happening in orbit. What are the risks there?
What happens if two of those objects do collide?
We’re launching a lot more objects into space every year. How can we keep those kinds of accidents from happening?
Your solution involves electrostatic forces—like clothes sticking together in the dryer. How does that work?
So it’s, literally, a tractor beam like you see in science fiction movies?
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