The FAA once said that pieces of space debris “pose a significant risk,” but the Trump administration has backed off a rule that would have required companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX to remove rocket parts from orbit within 25 years of launch.
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Amid Crowded Skies, FAA Kills Rule Aimed at Regulating Space Junk

The agency once said that pieces of space debris “pose a significant risk,” but the Trump administration has backed off a rule that would have required companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX to remove rocket parts from orbit within 25 years of launch.

^{Diego Sorbara (ProPublica)}

You're not flying into Chicago tonight, IMHO.

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Attached: 1 image SPC MD 196 https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md0196.html

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Per Fox Business (no link because, Fox)

This looks to be a case of "flying while brown with large luggage"

xxxx://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/southwest-flight-diverts-atlanta-airport-armed-tactical-units-detain-man-frightening-security-scare

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🎵 "Eveyrbody together... put your hands up!" 🎵 (oh wait, not like that)

KTLA: Video shows Southwest flight passengers holding hands up during security scare

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