Spacecraft graveyard

Spacecraft graveyard

Russia has a “spacecraft graveyard” in the Altai region, where over 2,500 tons of space debris, some dozens of feet long, have rained down since the start of the Space Age. As new space junk falls, locals rush to raid the wreckage for precious metals they can sell.

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