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nradov on March 14, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Mapping and Seizing the Oligarchs' Assets

If you're referring to the Starlink satellite constellation, Kessler syndrome isn't a real concern. Those satellites are in low orbits.

mandmandam on March 14, 2022 [–]

NASA and MIT beg to differ.

And the light pollution on its own is a concern - why the everloving fuck should Musk of all people get to block humanity's starlight for his own private profit.

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