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The New Space Race Is Causing New Pollution Problems | Earth’s stratosphere has never seen the amounts of emissions and waste from rockets and satellites that a booming space economy will leave behind (www.nytimes.com)
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[-] xor@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/09/science/rocket-pollution-spacex-satellites.html

the problem you're not acknowledging is that the atmosphere is a limited resource that belongs to all of us. (not to mention fuel/energy issues)

i think it groovy to do some beta testing and all... but they shouldn't just keep launching disposable satellites to bridge the gap and keep service going... all space launches should be extremely well thought out, efficient, and as long lasting as possible...

like a nasa mission

sure, do some research... but don't just burn up the sky....

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