BREAKING NEWS:
Space debris from SpaceX Dragon capsule crashed on a hiking trail in North Carolina mountains.

...

I guess this is to be expected.

I guess we're all OK with this now.

Until a Starlink satellite deorbits into a Senator's house or SpaceX launch debris falls into Mar-a-Lago, NYC, or Washington, DC, Americans won't care or do anything about this.

#ThanksElon #SpaceX #Starlink #MuskSavesTheWorld

🌠 SpaceX satellites threaten to hide asteroids that pose danger to humanity | Technology | EL PAÍS English

"It’s difficult to say exactly how many asteroids will be lost… but preliminary results suggest that for every five near-Earth asteroids we discover, we lose one solely due to constellation interference. That’s if no mitigation measures are taken”

https://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-05-18/spacex-satellites-threaten-to-hide-asteroids-that-pose-danger-to-humanity.html

#SpaceX #Starlink #Astronomy #Asteroid #Space

SpaceX satellites threaten to hide asteroids that pose danger to humanity

The International Astronomical Union demands that urgent action be taken against the uncontrolled proliferation of these devices. Satellite constellations make it difficult to search for objects at risk of impacting the Earth

^{Francisco Doménech (Ediciones EL PAÍS S.L.)}

"#SpaceX satellites threaten to hide asteroids that pose danger to humanity

The International Astronomical Union demands that urgent action be taken against the uncontrolled proliferation of these devices. #Starlink satellites make it difficult to search for objects at risk of impacting the Earth"

#IAU #ElonMusk #Space

Irony:

#SpaceKaren dreams of "saving" humanity by colonizing #Mars, dooms us to #asteroid impact- his #satellite toys blot our #telescope warning

https://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-05-18/spacex-satellites-threaten-to-hide-asteroids-that-pose-danger-to-humanity.html

SpaceX satellites threaten to hide asteroids that pose danger to humanity

The International Astronomical Union demands that urgent action be taken against the uncontrolled proliferation of these devices. Starlink satellites make it difficult to search for objects at risk of impacting the Earth

^{Francisco Doménech (Ediciones EL PAÍS S.L.)}

So, which is it?

"Musk's Starlink satellites disrupted by major solar storm" https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/05/11/musks-starlink-satellites-disrupted-by-major-solar-storm.html

or

"SpaceX Starlink satellites doing just fine after weekend solar storm, company says" https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-solar-storm-healthy-satellites ?

It can't be both. 🤷🏼‍♂️

#Space #SpaceX #Starlink #SpaceSustainability #SolarStorm

SpaceX Starlink satellites doing just fine after weekend solar storm, company says

In 2022, however, a solar storm doomed 40 satellites.

^{Elizabeth Howell (Space)}