There are 2,000-plus dead rockets in orbit—here’s a rare view of one

Ars Technica
By Stephen ClarkAug 1, 2024, 6:47 pm145 pts
Enlarge / Astroscale's ADRAS-J spacecraft captured these views of the H-IIA rocket upper stage on July 15. (credit: Astroscale) There are more than 2,000 mostly intact dead rockets circling the Earth, but until this year, no one ever launched a satellite to go see what one looked like after many years of…

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