Space Junk
Mar 01, 2019
2 minutes
by Charlene Brusso
3 …2…1… Liftoff! The rocket surges upward, carrying a new satellite to help scientists predict the weather. As it rises, the rocket sheds empty fuel tanks. Finally, it releases the satellite, setting it into orbit around the earth about 12,500 miles (20,000 km) up. Since 1957, humans have put thousands of
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