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SpaceX Rocket Debris Crash Lands on Canadian Farm, Raising Space Junk Concerns

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Source: IFLScience
SpaceX Rocket Debris Crash Lands on Canadian Farm, Raising Space Junk Concerns
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TL;DR

A large piece of space junk from a SpaceX mission crash-landed on a farm in Saskatchewan, Canada. The debris, weighing 40 kilograms and measuring 2 meters wide, is believed to be from the Dragon Trunk section of the Axiom 3 mission. The incident highlights the increasing risk of space debris falling to Earth and potentially causing harm.

Topics:sciencespace-and-physics#axiom-3-mission#canada#reentry#space-and-physics#space-junk#spacex
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