Jalopnik May 03, 2026 • 22:25

We're Launching So Much Stuff At The Moon That We're Littering It With Space Junk Now - Jalopnik

By Nicholas Werner

The upper stage of a rocket used to launch a lunar lander mission now heading towards the moon, and it's going to crash there at 5,400 miles per hour.

Earth used to look pretty nice, until all the trash arrived. But now, having already strewn plastic waste across land and sea, humanity has turned its gaze to the stars. Specifically, the U.S. and Ch… [+1281 chars]

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We're Launching So Much Stuff At The Moon That We're Littering It With Space Junk Now - Jalopnik

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