A shooting star may turn out to be astronaut junk.
In the days of the Soviet Union, the crew had a special airlock compartment where they placed a trash bucket, which was shot from the station into space using a catapult. Over time, this method was abandoned due to insecurity.
"The garbage is now collected in special sealed bags and placed in an area of the ship, intended for further combustion in the atmosphere. So, when you see a falling star in the sky, maybe it's the same garbage," said Lagazzata. Ru test" Cosmonaut Sergei Prokofiev.
According to the astronaut, this is the most environmentally friendly way: almost nothing reaches the Earth.
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