Falling space debris is increasingly threatening airplanes, researchers say
Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth could pose an increased threat of striking aircraft as it falls from space, ...
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Gold Coast-based Gilmour Space readies its Australian-built rocket for a maiden orbital test flight
A $600m-plus aerospace company is readying for a first orbital test flight of its purely Australian-developed rocket and says 2025 will be a year of significant milestones. Chief financial officer ...
SpaceX rockets returning to Earth are causing delays and disruption to flights over the Indian Ocean
Qantas is asking Elon Musk's SpaceX to be more precise with the areas and timings for rocket re-entries to prevent disruption.
Qantas delays South Africa flights due to risk from SpaceX rockets' re-entry
Australian flag carrier Qantas has had to delay several flights on the Sydney-Johannesburg route over the past few weeks on the U.S. government's advice regarding the re-entry of SpaceX rockets over a ...
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket re-entry debris risk delays Qantas flights to South Africa
“We believe South African Airways also operates flights between Australia and South Africa. “The impact is caused by the rocket re-entry process in the Southern Indian Ocean – not the launch ...
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Elon Musk keeps launching rockets — and that's causing trouble for airlines
Rockets and planes face off The incident ... have faced as a result of space launch activities. This month, the Australian flag carrier Qantas described the disruption it had faced because ...