Rocket launches have been going on for decades. But what happens after a single-use rocket does its part? There is no further use of the machinery. Though now international conventions try to lessen the debris around the Earth, it was often a practice of space agencies to leave the defunct rockets in space.

Soviet-era rocket launched in 1980 makes re-entry, falls in Arctic region of Russia

The uncontrolled return to Earth of the Chinese booster rocket last week has been suspected to have cause debris that fell within metres form villages in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Debris from Chinese rocket booster found metres from villages: Report

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Soviet-era rocket launched in 1980 makes re-entry, falls in Arctic region of Russia

Debris from Chinese rocket booster found metres from villages: Report