# Space Junk on The No Agenda Show Space Junk comes up in 5 chapters across 5 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from September 2011 to May 2025. - **Chapters:** 5 - **Episodes:** 5 - **Discussed:** September 2011 – May 2025 - **Related topics:** [Orbital Debris](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/orbital-debris.md), [C-span](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/c-span.md), [China](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/china.md), [Climate Change](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/climate-change.md), [Dallas](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/dallas.md), [Fireball](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fireball.md), [Indian Ocean](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/indian-ocean.md), [Nasa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nasa.md), [Npr](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/npr.md), [Pennsylvania](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pennsylvania.md) ## Chapters 1–5 of 5 ### Cosmos 482, Soviet Space Junk Re-entry - **Episode:** [1763: AI Factory](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1763-ai-factory.md) - **Published:** 2025-05-11 - **Time:** 2:30:29–2:32:17 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1763-ai-factory/chapter/cosmos-482-soviet-space-junk-re-entry.md The Cosmos 482 lander, a Soviet-era spacecraft launched toward Venus in 1972, has finally re-entered Earth's atmosphere. The half-ton piece of space junk made an uncontrolled re-entry over the Indian Ocean after circling the planet in an irregular orbit for over five decades. Keywords: cosmos 482, [venus](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/venus.md), [space junk](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/space-junk.md), [russia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/russia.md), [indian ocean](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/indian-ocean.md) ### C-SPAN Technical Failures and Chinese Space Debris - **Episode:** [1501: Under Salt](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1501-under-salt.md) - **Published:** 2022-11-10 - **Time:** 7:39–9:47 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1501-under-salt/chapter/c-span-technical-failures-and-chinese-space-debris.md C-SPAN experiences a series of technical difficulties during a call-in segment, leading to dropped lines from viewers in Texas and Pennsylvania. Separately, news reports highlight the re-entry of Chinese space debris, initially described in terrifying terms despite the statistical probability of being struck by such debris being roughly six in ten trillion. The odds are compared unfavorably to winning the Powerball lottery. Keywords: [c-span](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/c-span.md), [dallas](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/dallas.md), [pennsylvania](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pennsylvania.md), chinese space junk, [powerball](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/powerball.md) ### Chinese Rocket Re-entry, Space Junk Regulation Debate - **Episode:** [1345: Peak Woke](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1345-peak-woke.md) - **Published:** 2021-05-10 - **Time:** 2:13:39–2:17:53 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1345-peak-woke/chapter/chinese-rocket-re-entry-space-junk-regulation-debate.md A 24-ton Chinese rocket stage makes an uncontrolled re-entry into Earth's atmosphere, landing in the Indian Ocean. NPR reports on the incident, highlighting calls for greater international regulation of space debris. The hosts use the inability of scientists to predict the exact landing time or location to question the accuracy of long-term climate change models. Keywords: chinese rocket, [space junk](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/space-junk.md), [npr](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/npr.md), harvard-smithsonian, [climate change](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/climate-change.md), [orbital debris](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/orbital-debris.md) ### Chinese Rocket Reentry, Rods from God - **Episode:** [1344: Jabs for Jesus](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1344-jabs-for-jesus.md) - **Published:** 2021-05-07 - **Time:** 2:53:37–2:56:05 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1344-jabs-for-jesus/chapter/chinese-rocket-reentry-rods-from-god.md An out-of-control Chinese rocket is tracking for reentry into Earth's atmosphere, with debris potentially landing anywhere from New York to New Zealand. The hosts compare the falling debris to "Rods from God," a theoretical space-based kinetic weapon, and speculate on the implications of space warfare. Keywords: [china](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/china.md), rocket reentry, [space junk](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/space-junk.md), rods from god, [pentagon](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pentagon.md), space weapon ### NASA Satellite Re-entry, UARS Space Junk - **Episode:** [339: Cocked Pistol](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/339-cocked-pistol.md) - **Published:** 2011-09-15 - **Time:** 1:56:31–2:00:02 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/339-cocked-pistol/chapter/nasa-satellite-re-entry-uars-space-junk.md NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), a 12,000-pound piece of space junk, is expected to fall back to Earth in an uncontrolled re-entry. NASA scientists state the debris could land anywhere between 57 degrees north and south latitude, covering most of the world's populated areas. 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