kinther@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoGoogle and ATT invest in Starlink rival for satellite-to-smartphone servicearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down11
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minus-squareEdibleFriend@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoThe main issue ATM tho, from what I’ve heard, is what this huge amount of extra crap is doing to us studying space from the ground.
minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoThere is that. The other issue which I ignored but is significant is the emissions from the rocket launches getting the satellites up there in the first place
minus-squareInfinite@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoGlobally, rocket launches are something like 0.005% of the emissions of the airline industry.
The main issue ATM tho, from what I’ve heard, is what this huge amount of extra crap is doing to us studying space from the ground.
There is that. The other issue which I ignored but is significant is the emissions from the rocket launches getting the satellites up there in the first place
Globally, rocket launches are something like 0.005% of the emissions of the airline industry.