Prof. Sam Lawler10h ago

Great article by @startswithabang about how crowded it's getting up there (with lots of quotes from me): https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/earths-orbit-is-getting-crowded-heres-how-we-avoid-a-disaster/

By the way, the CRASH Clock, how long it would take for a collision in orbit if all satellite maneuvers suddenly stopped, is now down to 3 days as of late March (down from 3.8 days in January, and 5.5 days last June. Sigh.) https://outerspaceinstitute.ca/crashclock/

Earth’s orbit is getting crowded. Here’s how we avoid a disaster.

We’ve populated low-Earth orbit with satellites in record time — now we have to figure out how to keep it safe.

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Show threadEric Lawton

@sundogplanets

"From a legal perspective, outer space is not considered an environment"

Also from a legal perspective, corporations are considered to be persons. Only with fewer consequences because they can't be jailed.

Our lawmakers don't seem to care much about most human beings.

@startswithabang @blogdiva

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Show threadEric Lawton7h ago

@sundogplanets

@startswithabang @blogdiva