A SpaceX rocket left a lithium plume in our atmosphere — researchers say this could escalate

Scientists have detected a plume of lithium pollution in Earth’s upper atmosphere and traced it to the re-entry of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage. Using advanced LIDAR technology, researchers observed ...
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SpaceX's faulty Falcon spewed massive lithium plume over Europe, say scientists

Good news: Team shows re-entry pollution can be measured. Bad news: There may be more of it coming The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that burned up over Europe last year left a massive lithium plume in its ...