Post #3061130
2026-03-09 13:25 UTC
@andrewg@mastodon.ie That's what's currently up there.
Now imagine that China, India and Europe want a similar network of satellites like Starlink.
Sooner or later there will be more aluminum in space than on Earth and space travel will be made impossible because of all the satellites and debris. Think of the first scene in Wall-E when the camera zooms in on Earth.
Not even mentioning astronomers, who can't seem to get a clear picture anymore without having 20 satellites blocking the view.
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@Brokar@mastodon.social 2026-03-09 13:29
@andrewg@mastodon.ie Also, sooner or later the majority of those satellites will come back to Earth, burning up on reentry. The metals are not so problematic, but the electronics and other chemicals from e.g. batteries, which then stay in the atmosphere for a long time, polluting the planet.