CPDQSSCI 🤪 - countering the impact of satellite constellations

[Stu]

This seems like a good move, if nothing else to minimise the problem by reducing reflectivity and ensuring the locations of all satellites are accurately known.

Snappy name isn’t it?

Astronomers stand up to satellite mega-constellations

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60262100

[Carbon Brush]

Just found this on the BBC news. I don't know if anyone else has seen and posted. Apologies if so.

I think this is the correct forum for this post.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60262100

[johninderby]

I wonder if we could crowdfund a giant space vac to hoover up all the space junk such as Starlink.😁😁😁

Bit like the Doomsday machine from Star Trek 🙂

Edited February 4, 2022 by johninderby

[Sunshine]

One of my fav episodes

[johninderby]

12 minutes ago, Sunshine said:

One of my fav episodes

Goes to TV and now watching The Doomsday Machine. 👍🏻

[Sunshine]

15 minutes ago, johninderby said:

Goes to TV and now watching The Doomsday Machine. 👍🏻

I’ll do the same! ordering Thai right now and will put it on!, doomsday machine and Thai, perfect combination!

[johninderby]

Nacho popcorn also goes well with the Doomsday Machine. 😁

[Zermelo]

The Doomsday Machine has been my favourite from the original series since I first saw it. The director builds the pace and tension perfectly. The score is great. Scotty earns his pay. It steals from literature as successfully as The Wrath of Khan later did.

[Mr Spock]

It's not enough we pollute the planet. We now have to pollute space too 

[Mr Spock]

Ah, The Doomsday Machine - my favourite episode.

[malc-c]

It would appear that the only organisation that can slow down Musk's desire to pollute space with his Starlink network is the FAA.... SpaceX's Starship program has been delayed whilst the FAA conduct an impact study the complex is having on the environment in Boca Chica, and its findings won't be released until the end of this month....  I'm sure if enough governments were lobbied by astro organisations the FAA could be pressurised in reducing the proposed weekly launches of these satellites  

[Stu]

I’ve merged these two threads to keep the discussion together.

[DaveS]

Unfortunately money talks, and Musk has more money than anyone else. Remember the Golden Rule, "The man with the gold makes the rules". .