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minus-squarePeppycito@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·5 months ago Starlink will never be orbital trash in any meaningful way You’re right. They’ll be atmospheric pollution. That’s what “burn up on reentry” means.
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·edit-25 months agoWell in that case, 100% of things that we’ve launched into space are either 1: Space trash 2: Atmospheric Trash 3: Ocean Trash Except for the 1st stages of F9 and it’s fairings, and one or two first stages of some other small start ups.
minus-squarexthexder@l.sw0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoThat does seem to be the point this thread is making: Going to space is really bad for Earth’s environment. SpaceX and starlink are just accelerating that.
You’re right. They’ll be atmospheric pollution. That’s what “burn up on reentry” means.
Well in that case, 100% of things that we’ve launched into space are either
1: Space trash
2: Atmospheric Trash
3: Ocean Trash
Except for the 1st stages of F9 and it’s fairings, and one or two first stages of some other small start ups.
That does seem to be the point this thread is making: Going to space is really bad for Earth’s environment. SpaceX and starlink are just accelerating that.