Oh hey cool, an op-ed I wrote is now published!
TLDR: we need *fewer* satellites, each with *longer* operational lifetimes. Engineers: that's your challenge.
https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/what-goes-up-must-come-down-how-megaconstellations-like-spacexs-starlink-network-pose-a-grave-safety-threat-to-us-on-earth-opinion
@sundogplanets Space debris by the numbers ☹️
https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris/Space_debris_by_the_numbershttps://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris/ESA_Space_Environment_Report_2025https://www.sdo.esoc.esa.int/environment_report/Space_Environment_Report_latest.pdf
@AkaSci @sundogplanets Extrapolating beyond 2050 lol
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