"Half of all active satellites are now from SpaceX. Here's why that may be a problem. The number of satellites in Low Earth Orbit is increasing faster than regulations can keep up" by Lisa Grossman, with quotes from me, @planet4589 and @sandorkruk
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/satellites-spacex-problem-space-pollution
Part of problem is that this (the broader issue) will require effective policies and legislation to fix. Policies and legislation that ultimately have to be enacted by people who don't even understand how their social media account works.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/03/radio-interference-from-satellites-is-threatening-astronomy/
@owstarr Please encourage folks to support WWP through memberships, follows on Mastodon, and on Facebook.
#OctopusFarming is incredibly cruel & unsustainable. A new federal e-petition has been launched, calling on the Canadian government to BAN the breeding or raising of cephalopods in captivity 🌊🐙
Houston, we have a problem... So much for #WaterIsLife. The #BureauofLandManagement thinks water is for mining, even at the super important biological hotspot #SanPedroRiver. To be fair, they maybe think water is important for miners to drink too. 🙄
NEWS RELEASE: #Beavers are one of the solutions to the #BiodiversityCrisis and the #ClimateCrisis. DOZENS of environmental groups are asking #PresidentBiden to step up and protect this species on public lands.
https://westernwatersheds.org/2023/02/large-coalition-of-nonprofit-organizations-scientists-and-advocates-call-on-president-biden-to-protect-beaver-on-federal-public-lands/
@carlysagan How's the aurora tonight?
Did some #rocketry today with the club. Went 5 for 5 on flights. No long walks. No broken anything. Great day of flying.
Upscale #estesrockets Nike-X on an Aerotech G76 Mojave Green to ~1300'
Sorcerer's Apprentice on an Estes D12-5 to 750'
Der Big Red Max on an Aerotech F20-4 White Lightning to 750'
Skyracha - a 4" diameter upscale Big Daddy on an Aerotech H128 White Lightning to 1000'
Not pictured; Normal Big Daddy on an Aerotech F39 Blue Thunder to about 800'. Too quick off the rail to get a good shot.
All presidents are town-destroyers.
And Washington DC is Hanödagányasgeh "Where the destroyer of towns is."
A safety engineer doing his part to make the world a slightly better place. Bigfoot, multiverse, space plane, and telescope enthusiast. Adrift.