Brad Rosenheim
@Brad_Rosenheim@climatejustice.social
Isotope #geochemist. Climate #scientist. Concerned #citizen. Person of precision, but one who knows when to sacrifice precision for accuracy. Studying past records of #climate and #carbon cycling since 1999. Frustrated that our scientifically advanced society seems impervious to scientific advice. Same handle on Xitter, but fully posting in the #fediverse since Nov. 2022.
climatejustice.social
As much as *scientist me* would like to think this is cool, it is not cool. We are not only letting billionaires trash our planet, but also the interstellar space surrounding our planet. A dead SpaceX rocket will crash into the lunar surface at a super high rate of speed, causing a ejecta plume that will teach us about lunar subsurface geochemistry. But this is not a planned experiment. It is the result of an accident by a private company. It is unauthorized. And more and more stories will unfold like this, including the unauthorized brightening of our night sky, as we let these billionaires do whatever they want to our resources. Humbug!
#SpaceTrash
#SpaceX
#moon
#Musk
#SpaceDebris
#NightSky
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/dead-spacex-rocket-slam-moon-173456998.html