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Afaik, when talking about objects large enough that some debris will actually hit the ground, only China intentionally lets their final stage re-enter uncontrol
by Laremere 3y ago
Afaik, when talking about objects large enough that some debris will actually hit the ground, only China intentionally lets their final stage re-enter uncontrolled. Everyone else at least has a plan for controlling re-entry. SpaceX has lost control of some of their Falcon 9 second stages before, but that's the exception not the rule.