"A race to secure regulatory approval for data centers in space is emerging, with a US startup called Starcloud submitting a proposal to the #FCC for a constellation of up to 88,000 #satellites—shortly after SpaceX filed plans to launch up to one million satellites. ... The filings point to a possible surge in satellite applications if other rival companies decide to pursue the concept on a wider scale." (via @PCMag)

https://www.pcmag.com/news/data-center-space-race-heats-up-as-starcloud-startup-requests-88000-satellites

#Space #SpaceEnvironment #SpaceDebris

"A race to secure regulatory approval for data centers in space is emerging, with a US startup called Starcloud submitting a proposal to the #FCC for a constellation of up to 88,000 #satellites—shortly after SpaceX filed plans to launch up to one million satellites. ... The filings point to a possible surge in satellite applications if other rival companies decide to pursue the concept on a wider scale." (via @PCMag)

https://www.pcmag.com/news/data-center-space-race-heats-up-as-starcloud-startup-requests-88000-satellites

#Space #SpaceEnvironment #SpaceDebris

#Spacedebris almost fell on the #uk today - and I ended up being quoted in the Sun about it! (with a side mention of when it did actually happen near @sundogplanets !) https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/38068841/britain-preps-emergency-alert-over-chinese-rocket-debris/

#Spacedebris almost fell on the #uk today - and I ended up being quoted in the Sun about it! (with a side mention of when it did actually happen near @sundogplanets !) https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/38068841/britain-preps-emergency-alert-over-chinese-rocket-debris/

@sundogplanets In the case they would delete it, it is archived here: https://web.archive.org/web/20250906143632/https://starlink.com/public-files/Starlink_Approach_to_Satellite_Demisability.pdf

and here: https://archive.ph/XZvrh

#WaybackMachine #InternetArchive #Starlink #SpaceX #spaceDebris

🚀 China delays Shenzhou-20 crew return after suspected space debris impact

｢ A key concern would be potential damage to the spacecraft’s thermal protection system or parachute deployment structures, both critical for safe atmospheric reentry and landing ｣

https://spacenews.com/china-delays-shenzhou-20-crew-return-after-suspected-space-debris-impact/

#china #spacedebris #space

@greenpeace #TaxTheRich will not be enough for such obscenely rich world destroyers (plus #spacePollution and #spaceDebris in his case). For them, we do need a maximum level for allowed richness.
We could solve most of the problems like hunger or transition with this money.

"''The message that I keep trying to deliver to anybody who will listen is: We need to have fewer satellites with longer operational lifetimes. Anything that you can do to make your satellites last longer and to use fewer of them—that is the engineering challenge that we are now facing, and I don’t see anyone really taking that up.'"

Featuring quotes from our members @sundogplanets and @planet4589.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/with-space-junk-on-the-rise-is-a-catastrophic-event-inevitable-180986907/

#Space#SpaceDebris#Satellites#SpaceEnvironment

"''The message that I keep trying to deliver to anybody who will listen is: We need to have fewer satellites with longer operational lifetimes. Anything that you can do to make your satellites last longer and to use fewer of them—that is the engineering challenge that we are now facing, and I don’t see anyone really taking that up.'"

Featuring quotes from our members @sundogplanets and @planet4589.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/with-space-junk-on-the-rise-is-a-catastrophic-event-inevitable-180986907/

#Space#SpaceDebris#Satellites#SpaceEnvironment