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Why does this whole space debris "problem" feels like a trumped up, total bs?
by lofaszvanitt 2y ago
Why does this whole space debris "problem" feels like a trumped up, total bs?
- cuSetanta 2y agoAs a spacecraft integration engineer, I assure you it is not.
- lofaszvanitt 2y agoAre there regulations regarding this? If not, then it's not that big of a problem.
- cuSetanta 2y agoThere are regulations around de-orbiting your spacecraft at end-of-life, and there are international agreements around weapons in space that refer to the generation of debris. I don't understand how a lack of regulation would mean something isn't a big problem. It could for sure use much more regulation, as it is such a large problem.
- lofaszvanitt 2y agoSeems similar to the angst when SpaceX launched the first constellation of satellites and astrologers cried that their images would be ruined because the sats are visible on long exposure shots. There was some initial backlash, then total silence. Perhaps because there are no follow-up articles, so the whole debacle seems like theatre to the layman.