Rocket Failures and Falling Space Junk: A Global Issue

pace exploration comes with an unexpected downside: falling space debris. From rockets crashing into homes in China to a Soviet satellite spreading radioactive material across Canada, space junk poses real dangers to life on Earth. This video dives into the wild journeys of space debris, including SpaceX fairings washing up in the Bahamas, and even the only known case of a person being struck by falling debris. Learn who owns space debris, why it's so hard to control, and how countries are working to clean up the mess.