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2025 the #US #SpaceForce issued alerts for ~820 objects entering the Earth’s atmosphere, compared to 110 a decade ago. Huge objects weighing a metric #tonne or more arrive about once a week.
> 300 rockets launched last year, ~four times as many 📈 as a decade ago. Companies should be compelled to use materials that will fully disintegrate. No such #SpaceRegulation exists.
A one-minute error in predicting re-entry changes the landing zone by around 500km 📏 https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/04/watch-the-skies-what-are-the-chances-of-being-hit-by-a-piece-of-space-junk