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Space has shrunk. And it's already saturated with garbage
5/23/25
Avvenire interviewed John Crassidis in an article about space debris.
The Scramble to Solve Space Scrap
5/21/25
Curiosity Weekly featured John Crassidis in an episode about the risk of satellite collisions with space junk.
Soviet spacecraft plummeting back to Earth: What to know
5/14/25
NPR’s Here and Now interviewed John Crassidis about a Soviet-era spacecraft that is expected to crash return to Earth after more than 50 years in orbit.
Mechanical and aerospace alum receives Presidential Early Career Award
5/12/25
Mechanical and aerospace engineering alum and U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researcher Brian Bojko has earned the highest honor bestowed to early career U.S. government scientists and engineers.
Outer Space around earth is already pretty crowded. Tech firms are racing to pack even more satellites in
5/3/25
The Independent (UK) quoted John Crassidis in an article about the growing problem of space debris in low-Earth orbit.
Space Debris: What It Is and Why It’s a Problem
4/30/25
Built In quoted John Crassidis in an article about space junk

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