YOU might have heard of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary, but have you heard of the Pacific Ocean’s ‘Spacecraft cemetery’? Last month, NASA announced a planned date of Jan 2031 to de-orbit the International Space Station and direct any remnants into the remote area of the South Pacific Ocean known as...
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YOU might have heard of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary, but have you heard of the Pacific Ocean’s ‘Spacecraft cemetery’?
Last month, NASA announced a planned date of Jan 2031 to de-orbit the International Space Station and direct any remnants into the remote area of the South Pacific Ocean known as the ‘Spacecraft cemetery’.
Located east of New Zealand, many vessels that have reached the end of their usefulness are routinely crashed into this point, which is roughly centred on “Point Nemo”, which is the location on earth farthest from any land.
As you can imagine, this region is beyond legal jurisdiction of any country and therefore faces less regulation.
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