NASA concerned about space's growing trash problem
NASA concerned about space's growing trash problem Rachael Joy, Florida Today © Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station with the company's 16th batch of Starlink internet satellites on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. 2020 has been a banner year for the space industry with a record number of 31 launches from Kennedy Space Center and five more in Virginia and California. With more stuff going to space, there’s also more trash in space -- nearly 6,000 tons -- and it’s becoming a major problem....