Space junk's back in the atmosphere, with drops of lithium in its trail, hey.
Space junk is polluting Earth’s upper atmosphere. Australian and Chinese satellites avoid a near collision. Space companies ask for less red tape. And more.
T-Minus Space Daily · N2K Networks
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Show Notes
A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that shows evidence that the space junk we've been burning up on reentry is leaving behind detectable levels of heavy metals in Earth’s upper atmosphere. Australian and Chinese satellites experience a near collision in orbit. US Subcommittee on Space and Science hears expert testimonies on the importance of streamlined authorization processes, safety regulations for in-space operations and responsibilities of government agencies overseeing commercial human space activities, and more.
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T-Minus Guest
T-Minus is heading to ASCEND in Las Vegas next week so all week we are featuring speakers from the event. Our guest today is Emma Louden. Emma is a Ph.D. candidate in astrophysics at Yale University.
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Selected Reading
Burned-up space junk pollutes Earth's upper atmosphere, NASA planes find- Space.com
Details emerge of near collision between Australian and Chinese satellites- ABC News Australia
SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic executives urge senators to improve the FAA- CNBC
Cognitive Space raises 4m to further fuel its mission of intelligent space automation- PR
Cognitive Space wins two SDA contracts - SpaceNews
SDA requests information on potential space antenna array Payloads
https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/124
AI is giving the growing space industry a boost- Axios
Did Ancient Egyptians Know Meteorites Came From Space?- Smithsonian
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