With 7k satellites and growing, is space sustainable? An Ars Frontiers recap (opens in new tab)

(arstechnica.com)

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It seems odd for the article not to mention that Starlink satellites do not impact the space debris problem because they impact the atmosphere instead. They allow space to be sustainable because their orbit isn't.

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With 7k satellites and growing, is space sustainable? An Ars Frontiers recap (opens in new tab)

(arstechnica.com)

3 pointstpc32y ago1 comments

1 comments

hirundo2y ago

It seems odd for the article not to mention that Starlink satellites do not impact the space debris problem because they impact the atmosphere instead. They allow space to be sustainable because their orbit isn't.

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