Mark HurstNov 25, 2024

Elon Musk's space junk is a threat to us all. Starlink satellites will pollute the atmosphere, land in your backyard, and - a fresh new nightmare - could hit airliners at 35,000 feet.

My post explains:
https://buttondown.com/creativegood/archive/musks-space-junk-is-a-threat-to-us-all/

Thanks to @sundogplanets for raising the alarm. (Re-upping to get the proper thumbnail on the post.)

Musk's space junk is a threat to us all

Pieces of space junk are falling to earth on a regular basis. On Techtonic this week I spoke with astronomer Samantha Lawler, who has been raising the alarm...

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Show threadBeggar MidasNov 25, 2024
@markhurst @sundogplanets You think that's bad. How you think some of those things will look to anyone on high alert for any ICBMs making re-entry?
Show threadZ̈oéNov 26, 2024
@Beggarmidas @markhurst @sundogplanets very different; ICBMs are *ballistic*, satellites are orbital
Show threadBeggar Midas
@uint8_t @markhurst @sundogplanets True. But re-entry can look very similar depending on how modern someone's radar instillations are. I was specifically referencing NK/DPRK. It was a known issue during the cold war.
Nov 26, 2024 at 1:06pmWeb