SpaceX rockets caught spreading metal pollution

Elon Musk seems to mess up nearly everything his hands touch. So, it wasn’t a surprise to learn scientists have glommed onto the fact that his reusable SpaceX rockets — which already do their part to bugger up the environment — have been spreading pollution every time they return to earth. According to Gizmodo, in early 2025, one of Musk’s Falcon 9 rock…