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@6jarjar6@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@beehaw.org • 2 years ago

Starlink satellites are dodging objects in orbit thousands of times every month

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Starlink satellites are dodging objects in orbit thousands of times every month

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@6jarjar6@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@beehaw.org • 2 years ago
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Starlink satellites are making thousands of avoidance maneuvers as low Earth orbit becomes more crowded, feeding worries that a catastrophic impact is
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  • @borlax@lemmy.borlax.com
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    my favorite part is that humans have created an orbiting pile of garbage.

    • @MagicShel@programming.dev
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      Yeah, but it’s pretty cool that the orbiting pile of garbage can dodge space debris…

      • @towerful@beehaw.org
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        Ah, the new Lemmy switcharoo!

        • @Sharkwellington@lemmy.one
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          Hold my garbage, I’m going in!

  • @diskmaster23@lemmy.one
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    Maybe we should clean up space?

    • @Evil_incarnate@lemm.ee
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      For the most part, they all are falling towards earth and will burn up. No need to do anything.

      • @diskmaster23@lemmy.one
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        Great. Another $900 million wasted. We could have laid a lot of fiber with that money.

        • The Doctor
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          Nah, there would have been another stock buyback and the existing “shitty DSL meets all of the FCC requirements for broadband Internet access” would have closed out another hearing.

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