Thinking that even if the Second Death Star all burned up in the forest Moon of Endor's atmosphere, all that metal up there would still fuck over the Ewoks, like we're finding out with all that Starlink trash coming down to Earth

#Starlink #StarWars #KesslerSyndrome #Space

Anyone know what impact #KesslerSyndrome would have on #GNSS ?

I assume it renders these services at least partly (or even wholly) unusable, even if the satellites themselves are unaffected

We use GNSS a fair bit at work, both for staffs own navigation devices (when they are visiting clients) and the visit logging system (which confirms they are in correct location), I expect I have to prepare for disruption to this as part of #BusinessContinuity

At least it seems folk from #Zimbabwe (where many of our staff are from) get good #education on how to use #maps in high #school and their national mapping is very similar to #OrdnanceSurvey

RE: https://mastodon.social/@space_environmentalism/116438638480749175

"Le attività spaziali dovrebbero dare la priorità al beneficio del maggior numero di persone possibile anziché servire settori industriali ristretti e ad alto consumo di energia. Il Richiedente si pone come un mediatore di "benefici sociali", ma non c'è alcun mandato pubblico per cui il calcolo IA su larga scala debba avere la precedenza sulla conservazione dell'ambiente orbitale o l'integrità del cielo notturno"

"Space activities should prioritize the benefit of the greatest number of people rather than serving narrow, energy-intensive industrial sectors. The Applicant positions itself as a facilitator of “societal benefit”, yet there is no public mandate that high-scale AI processing should take precedence over the preservation of the orbital environment or the integrity of the night sky"

#InquinamentoLuminoso #LightPollution #SpaceJunk #SpazzaturaSpaziale #BlueOrigin #bezos #miliardari #billionaires #inquinamento #pollution #SindromeDiKessler #KesslerSyndrome #satelliti #satellites #spazio #space

Oh, no reason. Why do you ask?

https://youtu.be/Z2dcVIEQwEE

#Devo #SpaceJunk #KesslerSyndrome #SpaceX #Musk #ElonMusk

Well, if #KesslerSyndrome hasn't happened yet, this *might* be the trigger.

'God of chaos' asteroid will pass close to Earth in 3 years, NASA says

Story by Emily Mae Czachor, April 15, 2026

"An asteroid the size of three football fields will pass near Earth in three years, giving scientists a rare chance to study a colossal space rock from close range.

"Named #Apophis — after the ancient Egyptian deity known as the 'god of chaos' — the asteroid is expected to zoom past the planet on April 13, 2029, according to NASA. It will come within about 20,000 miles of Earth's surface, which is closer than many orbiting satellites, the agency said. The highest satellites typically orbit around 22,000 miles above the equator."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/god-of-chaos-asteroid-will-pass-close-to-earth-in-3-years-nasa-says/

#Astronomy #Asteroids

RE: https://mastodon.social/@space_environmentalism/116398962583924901

"Segna un passaggio verso un atteggiamento per cui agenti commerciali si pongono come arbitri di ciò che è meglio per tutta l'umanità. Non c'è stato alcun mandato significativo dall'opinione pubblica globale per cui l'elaborazione IA ad alta potenza debba avere la precedenza sulla conservazione del bene comune orbitale o la protezione dell'atmosfera"

"It marks a shift toward a stance in which commercial actors bill themselves as arbiters of what is best for all of humanity. There has been no meaningful mandate from the global public that high-power AI processing should take precedence over the preservation of the orbital commons or protection of the atmosphere."

#SpazzaturaSpaziale #SpaceJunk #LEO #megacostellazioni #megaconstellations #AI #IA #greenwashing #satelliti #satellites #KesslerSyndrome #OrbitaBassa #spazio #space #LightPollution #InquinamentoLuminoso #pollution #inquinamento