
Each year, thousands of satellites at the end of their life fall toward Earth, burning up in the atmosphere. In their wake, they leave a trail of chemicals behind that depletes the ozone layer over time.
This is all part of the plan: ‘Design for Demise’ is a standard concept for making satellites that break apart upon reentry, limiting the threat of space junk to other satellites and the Earth below. But as humans launch (and burn up) more satellites than ever before, the…

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