Mastodon MigrationSo in addition to cluttering up low earth orbit, wrecking terrestrial astronomy, creating the potential for a Kessler Syndrome cascade which could close access to space, and creating a national security nightmare, Starlink internet access is a climate catastrophe using up to 30 times more carbon footprint per internet subscriber than land based internet.
Oliver SchafeldDespite #methane being odorless "StarStink" might work as a label.
PR publishers, click-baiting short news outlets, and pro-Musk influencers seem to avoid the subject, so here's a bit of research on #SpaceX's ecological footprint you could also try yourself by using a search engine:
https://mastodon.online/@oliver_schafeld/111164113345879472
(The New Scientist article is paywalled for me.)
Oliver Schafeld (@[email protected])
...and how about looking into #StarLink's #carbon #footprint? "If each launch requires 717 tons of methane, then the total amount of methane emitted for the rocket launches required to deploy the full Starlink constellation would be approximately 502,900 tons of methane." (1/2) Source: https://www.perplexity.ai/search/If-SpaceX-were-ITGG78nOQn6Kd6KhIWK8Pw
Ken Ryan@oliver_schafeld
Falcon 9 uses kerosene, not methane. Starship is not yet operational.
Falcon 9 uses kerosene, not methane. Starship is not yet operational.