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FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours ago

SpaceX satellites half the size of pickup trucks are falling from the sky

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SpaceX satellites half the size of pickup trucks are falling from the sky

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FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours ago
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SpaceX satellites half the size of pickup trucks are falling from the sky | The Narwhal
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As space junk accumulates, astronomer Sam Lawler explains why we should be concerned about the rapid proliferation of private satellites in low orbit

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/58949709

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    One fell in a farmer’s field in Saskatchewan. Dude got a hassle, some publicity, and a nominal fee of a grand or something.

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      It wasn’t from a starlink satellite though.

      which the U.S. aerospace company SpaceX later admitted was part of a cargo trunk for its Crew Dragon spacecraft.

      Source

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        Cool thanks!

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