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SpaceX Debris Is Washing Ashore. Who’s Responsible? - 10-6-2026
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SpaceX Debris Is Washing Ashore. Who’s Responsible? - 10-6-2026

As the private space industry grows, so does the amount of material going up — and coming back down. Now environmental groups are concerned about how it could be affecting life on Earth.

Just across the Rio Grande from SpaceX’s Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, conservationists releasing endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles into the Gulf say they keep finding something else on the beach: debris they link to SpaceX launches and testing.

Lyndsay Keith talks with Yami Virgin, investigative reporter for Fox San Antonio, who has covered the Texa…

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