It makes perfect sense for a private space company to down its rockets over the ocean. However, it can still sometimes get in the way of human activity on and over the water. Falling debris from ...

Australian airline Qantas delayed some flights by up to six hours to avoid potential rocket debris over the Indian Ocean.

“As South African Airways’ Johannesburg-Perth service follows a much more northerly route, it seems that only Qantas has primarily been impacted.” But is space junk really dangerous for ...

The agency authorized a record 148 commercial space operations in its ... operate in an area where rocket debris is falling into the atmosphere, and Qantas has avoided the area over the Southern ...

The Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets, which carry both satellites and humans into space ... resulting in falling debris that poses a potential risk. To operate safely, Qantas has had to delay ...

Passengers on Qantas flights between Sydney and Johannesburg have encountered unexpected delays recently, with the airline ...

The agency authorised a record 148 commercial space operations in its ... operate in an area where rocket debris is falling into the atmosphere, and Qantas has avoided the area over the Southern ...

Australian airline Qantas’ South Africa flights are being disrupted by falling space junk. It says the Sydney to Johannesburg flights are being delayed because of debris entering the atmosphere ...

But reports today have noted Qantas is grappling with flight delays caused by an unlikely source – the re-entry of space exploration company SpaceX's rockets from outer space. SpaceX ...

Qantas Airways Ltd. has been forced to delay some flights between Australia and South Africa in recent weeks following a warning from the US government about SpaceX rocket debris reentering the ...

Falling debris from SpaceX rockets delayed Qantas flights over the Indian Ocean this month. Australia’s flag carrier was given little warning that its flight paths would be showered in space junk.