bot@rss.ponder.catMB to Ars Technica - Science@rss.ponder.catEnglish · 1 year agoChina begins launching a megaconstellation, and it sounds a lot like Starlinkarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10cross-posted to: spaceflight@sh.itjust.works
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minus-squareGregorGizeh@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoYou dont understand, it is vitally important to our petty geopolitics that everyone has their own satellites, who gives a shit about long term habitability when there are short term power plays and profits to be made
minus-squaregaael@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoExactly this. And it’s not like deorbiting satellites could contribute to climate change. Doing research before sending tens of thousand of them is for crybabies anyway. /s
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You dont understand, it is vitally important to our petty geopolitics that everyone has their own satellites, who gives a shit about long term habitability when there are short term power plays and profits to be made
Exactly this. And it’s not like deorbiting satellites could contribute to climate change.
Doing research before sending tens of thousand of them is for crybabies anyway. /s