• Ubermeisters@lemmy.zip
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    10 months ago

    Maybe instead of dumping all this money into space force for no other reason we should utilize it to this extent

  • Jumuta@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    LEO junk is fine because the junk will quickly undergo orbital decay

    high orbits should be monitored more closely though

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      10 months ago

      Fedi is weirdly more downvote happy than reddit used to be. You made a simple factual statement, either true or false. Nobody’s pointing out any mistakes, just downvotes.

  • uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    10 months ago

    Actually a division of STRATCOM is responsible for space debris and making sure the US nuclear arsenal can get through to their targets without collision. While I don’t believe they’ve engaged in cleaning operations, theyve definitely informed policies about reducing the rate of debris accumulation.

    Now that Space Force is a thing, sweeping debris is a problem that would be within its mission parameters. I can’t say if anything is actually happening, though.

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      10 months ago

      We’re also putting up like 90% of the satellites and consuming a huge fraction of the data being transmitted so