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if this was china dumping stuff back to earth can you imagine the media storm? here its like oh well, we dont care so neither should you.
by globalnode 3y ago
if this was china dumping stuff back to earth can you imagine the media storm? here its like oh well, we dont care so neither should you.
- dotnet00 3y agoPresumably you're comparing to the hysteria around the rocket falling back to Earth from some time ago. While the hysteria was a little overblown, there was a pretty important difference, these batteries were heavy and dense, making them pretty likely to pretty much entirely burn up on the way down. The rocket body was large and lightweight, so it was more likely to have debris survive all the way down to the surface. On top of that, this was an exceptional circumstance, the planned controlled disposal ended up becoming unavailable and potentially grounded for months, while the batteries were an increasing safety hazard. On the other hand, that rocket was intentionally designed this way with no regard for attempting to perform a controlled reentry.
- jerlam 3y agoChina's already re-entered two space stations. Do you remember any media storm?
- globalnode 3y agosure i do, 2021 there was some hysteria
- lupusreal 3y agoCurious that you phrased it as a hypothetical. And I don't remember any hysteria about pollution from China's reentries, just some about their developing space capabilities in general.