RavenchildishGambino
RavenchildishGambino t1_jb3s8f8 wrote
Reply to comment by simcoder in Half of all active satellites are now from SpaceX. Here’s why that may be a problem by ye_olde_astronaut
These folks are highly educated engineers and professionals. The only person taking it lightly is you, and your hyperbole.
I’m not buying it.
Go rant somewhere else please.
Have a great day, but kindly move on with this fear mongering.
This conversation is foolish.
RavenchildishGambino t1_jb3rhuw wrote
Reply to comment by simcoder in Half of all active satellites are now from SpaceX. Here’s why that may be a problem by ye_olde_astronaut
Yeah. LEO orbit is huge. We’ll be good. Cheer up.
RavenchildishGambino t1_jb3lpyy wrote
Reply to comment by simcoder in Half of all active satellites are now from SpaceX. Here’s why that may be a problem by ye_olde_astronaut
I’m not going to convince the Chinese of anything.
They literally don’t care. They don’t even make sure their Long March boosters won’t deorbit and hit land in a populated area.
Since they show they don’t care, why would your argument about the Chinese be something I take even remotely seriously?
Hey China!
I DONT GIVE AN EFF ABOUT YOUR STATION. LEARN TO CONTROL YOUR BOOSTERS BEFORE WE TAKE YOU SERIOUSLY.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/04/world/china-rocket-booster-long-march-reentry-scn/index.html
Also, let’s talk about human rights when you have a moment.
RavenchildishGambino t1_jb0wbhh wrote
Reply to comment by simcoder in Half of all active satellites are now from SpaceX. Here’s why that may be a problem by ye_olde_astronaut
The answer is to not do anything and progress.
The first time the USA made a nuclear reactor they almost melted it down.
The first time they set of a nuclear bomb they weren’t 100% sure they wouldn’t light the atmosphere on fire.
The ISS is old and near end of life.
Hubble is beyond its End of Mission date, though still useful.
5-10 years of no progress would be unfortunate, but there was more than 10 years of America unable to launch their astronauts to space. It’s not that long.
That’s why these things should be tried, but tried in LEO, where the mess will clean itself up within a generation.
Space is huge, and while I think Elon is a turd burger of a human, having 100,000 large-ish objects up in the sky (which is a huge place) can be handled with our current level of technology.
RavenchildishGambino t1_jaz9vj8 wrote
Reply to comment by simcoder in Half of all active satellites are now from SpaceX. Here’s why that may be a problem by ye_olde_astronaut
Yes. And how long will this cascade last?
5-10 years?
Chip in some maths here to prove your point.
A Starlink satellite should naturally fall out of the sky in 5ish years.
RavenchildishGambino t1_jaz8b1z wrote
Reply to comment by SpearPointTech in Half of all active satellites are now from SpaceX. Here’s why that may be a problem by ye_olde_astronaut
SpaceX is the single largest operator of satellites
RavenchildishGambino t1_jaz83hc wrote
Reply to comment by simcoder in Half of all active satellites are now from SpaceX. Here’s why that may be a problem by ye_olde_astronaut
Not in LEO. Because atmosphere and gravity exist.
RavenchildishGambino t1_jaz7ygi wrote
Reply to comment by BeerPoweredNonsense in Half of all active satellites are now from SpaceX. Here’s why that may be a problem by ye_olde_astronaut
A LEO satellite is less risky for Kessler. All debris should deorbit in 10 years or less.
RavenchildishGambino t1_jb3stmp wrote
Reply to comment by simcoder in Half of all active satellites are now from SpaceX. Here’s why that may be a problem by ye_olde_astronaut
I said good day, redditor. Good day.