Broken Parts

Broken Parts

What happens to the rocket parts that are broken off multi-stage rockets to space?

Does it burn up in the atmosphere, land in the ocean, or does the government cover up the destruction of the poor house it landed on?

Stuff either burns up in the atmosphere, or falls in the ocean... at least the stuff we launch.... because we launch from a spot that's pretty much surrounded by water. I have no idea what happens to the boosters other countries launch.

But the stuff that makes it into orbit is another matter. While there's a good chance it'll land in the water somewhere because about 70% of the Earth's surface is water, there's still a 30% chance that it'll hit land somewhere. I believe a piece of something landed in Canada. But we have a space station up there that's getting a little larger, or gaining more equipment, each time we send up a shuttle. That's going to come down someday. So is Hubble. Then there are tons of communications and surveillance satellites flying around up there that will eventually come down. But they're relatively small and likely will burn up on reentry.

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Broken Parts

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