A lot wrong here, I’m sorry to say, and I’m really not a fan of Musk. He is absolutely not selling Starlink to be used by Russia. That would be shut down real quick. (They may be using black-market terminals, but that’s a different question.) And this new constellation will, as I understand it, be owned and operated by the US govt. Think like every single spy satellite ever: govt finds a contractor and asks them to do a thing.
Dang that was brutal to watch
I’m switching to back to Linux for the first time in 8 years. Grew up on Mandrivia for no reason other than that’s what my dad liked, got a MacBook for school, and now that my OS isn’t getting updates I want something fresh and free! Thinking of getting my toes wet with Linux Mint :)
You’re right, that’s my bad. I just meant to say the debris hasn’t gone into orbit.
It blew up about 3000 km/hr short of orbit, so thankfully all of it has burned up in Earth’s atmosphere already :)
It blew up about 3000 km/hr short of orbit, so thankfully all of it has burned up in Earth’s atmosphere already :)
It blew up about 3000 km/hr short of orbit, so thankfully all of it has burned up in Earth’s atmosphere already :)
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/03/thursdays-starship-flight-provided-a-glimpse-into-a-future-of-abundant-access-to-space/