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May 30, 2025, 20:28 *
Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets@mastodon.social

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

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May 31, 2025, 00:49 *
AkaSci 🛰️ @AkaSci@fosstodon.org

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Space debris by the numbers ☹️

https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris/Space_debris_by_the_numbers
https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris/ESA_Space_Environment_Report_2025
https://www.sdo.esoc.esa.int/environment_report/Space_Environment_Report_latest.pdf

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l'empathie mécanique @dpwiz@qoto.org
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@AkaSci @sundogplanets Extrapolating beyond 2050 lol

May 31, 2025, 10:47 · · 0 · 0 · 0
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