Media examined a report by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs on the amount of debris in space. It shows that in 2023, there were 2,664 objects in space that were considered to be trash. In addition, 2,166 of these were associated with U.S. space programs. "The United States is responsible for the lion's share of the increase in trash. Someone should be behind this," the authors noted, blaming SpaceX head Elon Musk for the increase in trash.
According to Jalopnik experts, Musk's corporation launches 90 percent of the objects that belong to the US into space. "In 2023 alone, SpaceX completed 98 of the world's 223 orbital launches, leaving behind a lot of junk," the journalists point out. By comparison, in 2023. Russia had 62 space debris, the UK - 144, China - 128, Japan - 11, France - 10, India - 6, Germany - 2. On the night of July 10, residents of several Russian regions noticed an unusual glowing object in the sky. As it turned out, the mysterious ball was the heavy European launch vehicle Ariane 6. | BGNES
