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The Space Thread

Batspur said:
This is what happens when you privatise space.

Boeing has fudged them with cutting costs.

Musk has literally created a ring of debris of brick to make the third world dependent on him supplying internet. Give it another 5 years or so and it will be nearly impossible to launch a mission without hitting the debris he has created.
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I've heard complaints about the numbers of satellites in space before. They've always come from people who vastly underestimate just how big space is.
 
scaramanga said:
I've heard complaints about the numbers of satellites in space before. They've always come from people who vastly underestimate just how big space is.
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Please, tell me which part of space are you talking about? also who is complaining about it to you, and what power do you have to correct it?
 
Cundies undies said:
Please, tell me which part of space are you talking about? also who is complaining about it to you, and what power do you have to correct it?
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The parts around the Earth at low, medium and Geosynchronous orbit distances.

It's a really huge area that isn't even near to being full of satellites.
 
scaramanga said:
The parts around the Earth at low, medium and Geosynchronous orbit distances.

It's a really huge area that isn't even near to being full of satellites.
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I'm going to respond as if you aren't a troll... its a vague of hope of mine to meet a forum of non trolls, but nvm.

I am an ex MoD electronic engineer, I began my career working on communications satellites before moving onto making flying things not.
I admit I am not the most intelligent person I have met in my field, however I have "networked" with Dr Brown and the likes.

Space is "larger" at these altitudes than say, the surface of earth, that's not a hard concept to grasp, farther out on a circle is bigger, even flat earthers can grasp that.

However, the average car crash on earth, (although contested) is less than 30mph. Add in gravity at this level and most debris lands within 12 feet.
The latest incident involving Space X (because its always Elon talked about), happened at approx. 14.4miles ps, or around 52000 Mph.
The ESA sat had to take unilateral action, because SpaceX didn't receive the info due to a "bug". Make of that what you will.

Now add in the 3000 sats that spaceX has, plus added they want (another 4000 was what I heard... pls note I heard). China has 2 "private" operators wanting similar access, India ofc wants theirs, EU is planning on launching another 600 (I have heard more). Russia will want theirs, etc etc.

It is all explained, far more concisely than I can, in Dr Kesslers paper, submitted in 1978. general Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome

I cant find the edu link, however I can share it myself https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V3WxucRUZfRQN86tZzW4aRfoMS_-FM-M/view?usp=drive_link

Hopefully anyway. :)
 
I'd also like to point out to anyone who is interested, the thesis isn't that long and doesn't contain heaps of "sciencey type words", its very readable and tbh is one of the better papers I've read.
 
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