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SpaceX Rocket Debris Is Polluting a Turtle Nesting Beach in Mexico


According to CNN, melted plastics, steel fragments, and blue adhesives from recent SpaceX launches are littering Bagdad Beach in Tamaulipas. This area is home

A peaceful stretch of beach in northern Mexico is now a dumping ground for rocket debris—some of it from one of the world’s most powerful private space companies. According to CNN, melted plastics, steel fragments, and blue adhesives from recent SpaceX launches are littering Bagdad Beach in Tamaulipas. The 73% decline in vertebrate wildlife populations during the last 50 years (mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish), is primarily driven by human activities that threaten biodiversity.

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