Empathetic_Orch t1_j37vwqu wrote on January 6, 2023 at 5:28 PM

Being able to use any phone from any place on the planet is amazing, but I also feel like we're putting way too much shit into our atmosphere. We're one disaster away from being trapped on our world sans satellite networks, for hundreds of years.

retirement_savings t1_j37zy9i wrote on January 6, 2023 at 5:51 PM

These satellites are already in orbit.

MrChip53 t1_j388vk0 wrote on January 6, 2023 at 6:45 PM

Space is pretty huge, isn't it?

Neo_Techni t1_j38dvga wrote on January 6, 2023 at 7:15 PM

Space is. Earth orbit isn't

MrChip53 t1_j38eode wrote on January 6, 2023 at 7:20 PM

Relative to each other?

https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/gas6n/how_do_they_manage_to_put_satellites_into_orbit/c1m70g8?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3

ShadowDefuse t1_j3aqbpe wrote on January 7, 2023 at 5:02 AM

space junk is a problem

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/news/orbital_debris.html