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Space Debris Crisis

Kumari Sonali

Space Debris Crisis:

A 500-kg metal object crashed in Kenya, sparking concerns over space debris and highlighting the increasing global issues of accountability and safety measures for debris reentries.According to the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) ‘Space debris is all man-made objects, including fragments and elements thereof, in Earth orbit or re-entering the atmosphere, that are non-functional’.It includes defunct satellites, rocket stages, and fragments from explosions or collisions.

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