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March 29, 2023

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[ March 27, 2023 ] Blue Origin blames September New Shepard abort on engine nozzle failure Mission Reports
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Airborne researchers catch up with falling space debris

November 16, 2015 Stephen Clark

Stationed aboard a Gulfstream business jet over the Indian Ocean, an international team of scientists observed a mysterious fragment of space junk falling through Earth’s atmosphere Friday years after it was discarded on a deep space mission.

Roving chunk of space junk plunging back to Earth

November 12, 2015 Stephen Clark

A long-lost fragment of space debris is falling toward Earth for a searing re-entry over the Indian Ocean on Friday, but the widely-watched event poses no risk to people.