Study examines risk of orbital debris casualties - Space.com

The next piece of space debris that falls all the way to Earth's surface could cause very real casualties, and the odds are greater than people think, according to a new study.

It's only a matter of time before someone is killed by falling space junk. The toll taken by space debris so far includes an Indonesian livestock pen's fence crushed by a stray fuel tank, a house in… [+10420 chars]

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