FAA Proposes Space Junk Clean-Up Rule to Declutter Earth’s Orbit
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket makes a successful launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Source: NASA
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A new proposed rule would require commercial space companies to clean up some of their junk.
The US Federal Aviation Administration Wednesday released a proposal to limit the uncontrolled reentry of a launch vehicle’s upper stage — the part of a rocket that typically takes a satellite to its intended orbit.