Salman Mehdi12h ago

Scrapping rules on space debris protects billionaires, not the public. Corporate space races without accountability risk lives, planes, and satellites. Profit cannot come before safety and science. Governments must regulate, not serve tech oligarchs.

#SpaceJunk #Accountability #BigTech #PublicSafety #StopCorporateGreed

https://www.propublica.org/article/faa-trump-space-junk-safety-spacex-rockets

Amid Crowded Skies, FAA Kills Rule Aimed at Regulating Space Junk

The agency once said that pieces of space debris “pose a significant risk,” but the Trump administration has backed off a rule that would have required companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX to remove rocket parts from orbit within 25 years of launch.

ProPublica
Show threadTheNovemberFella ✊🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦☸️🛰️🚀3d ago
@ProPublica The #TrumpAdministration is a bag full of low-grade #morons. I hope they get schwacked by falling space debris 😡
#MAGA #Idiots #WorstPresidentEver #SpaceJunk #Trump #VonSchitzenPants #AntiScience
AI6YR Ben4d ago

AP: Old NASA science satellite plunges back to Earth

https://apnews.com/article/nasa-van-allen-probe-satellite-galapagos-0588d312ed0af15316a4c25a85500aca

#spacejunk #nasa

Old NASA science satellite falls back to Earth

An old NASA science satellite is no more. The U.S. Space Force says the Van Allen Probe A plunged uncontrolled from orbit on Wednesday, reentering over the Pacific west of the Galapagos Islands. NASA expected some of the 1,323-pound spacecraft to survive entry, with most of it burning up in the atmosphere. Its twin, the Van Allen Probe B, is still orbiting Earth, but no longer functioning. Launched in 2012, the twin spacecraft flew through the Van Allen radiation belts that surround Earth, studying them for seven years before ceasing operation.

AP News
AI6YR Ben5d ago

Interesting, the Space Tracking (space junk tracking) website that NASA points people to has a specific registration option for "ham radio operators" lol.

https://www.space-track.org

#hamradio #spacejunk

Show threadAI6YR Ben5d ago

NASA: NASA’s Van Allen Probe A to Re-Enter Atmosphere

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/van-allen-probes/nasa-van-allen-probe-a-to-re-enter-atmosphere/

#spacejunk #space

NASA's Van Allen Probe A to Re-Enter Atmosphere  - NASA

NASA’s Van Allen Probe A is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere almost 14 years after launch. From 2012 to 2019, the spacecraft and its twin, Van Allen

NASA
AI6YR Ben5d ago
Oooh, space probe reentry possibility! Wonder if someone is publishing the possible re-entry paths. (per Jonathan Mcdowell, NASA Van Allen Probes A re-entry today or tomorrow) #spacejunk
Where are we now?6d ago

A WEEK IN ORBITAL HOARDING
11/2026

🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 33,182 (+101)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 15,106 (+113)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,011 (+1)
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,396 (+1)
❓ Unknown objects: 60 (-2)
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,609 (-12)

40 cataloged objects were officially confirmed as reentered since the last update.

#Orbit #Satcat #Satellite #SpaceDebris #SpaceJunk #OrbitalHoarding

Sharrow 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇮🇪🦄💙📚🎃Mar 6
So much #Spacejunk

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6zp4cfbvk6cqi7vf6gzb7ayy/post/3mgfowq4gyc2b
Where are we now?Mar 3

A WEEK IN ORBITAL HOARDING
10/2026

🌐️ CATALOGED OBJECTS IN ORBIT: 33,081 (+110)
🛰 Active spacecraft: 14,993 (+132)
💤 Nonoperational spacecraft: 3,010 (-12)
🚀 Rocket bodies: 2,395 (-3)
❓ Unknown objects: 62
🗑️ Debris >10 cm: 12,621 (-7)

26 cataloged objects were officially confirmed as reentered since the last update.

#Orbit #Satcat #Satellite #SpaceDebris #SpaceJunk #OrbitalHoarding

AI6YR BenFeb 28

Vandenberg SFB:

"The U.S. Space Force has approved the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink 17-23 mission to low-Earth orbit, Sunday, March 1, 2026, between 12 a.m. - 4 a.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4).
...
There is the possibility that residents of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties may hear one or more sonic booms during the launch, but what residents experience will depend on weather and other conditions."

#sonicbooom #SantaBarbara #SLO #rocket #launch #spacex #spacejunk #nazirocket