Amid Crowded Skies, FAA Kills Rule Aimed at Regulating Space Junk

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Amid Crowded Skies, FAA Kills Rule Aimed at Regulating Space Junk

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Climate Crisis, Biosphere & Societal Collapse@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 4 hours ago

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The agency once said that pieces of space debris “pose a significant risk,” but the Trump administration has backed off a rule that would have required companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX to remove rocket parts from orbit within 25 years of launch.

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