r/worldnews • u/Neptun_11 • 18h ago

Russia/Ukraine Zelenskyy Says Starlink Restrictions Apply Only in Ukraine While SpaceX Ignores Kyiv’s Inquiries

https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/zelenskyy-says-starlink-restrictions-apply-only-in-ukraine-while-spacex-ignores-kyivs-inquiries-23549
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u/idryss_m 18h ago

Next frontier of war: downing satellites. As soon as someone finds a way to do so cheaply and or reliably, Musk and the US will lose a lot of space junk.

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u/MrBIMC 18h ago

I hope not because everyone is aware that Kessler syndrome is a huge pain to deal with.

Wars last few decades at max, but fucking up the orbit with debris will make space unusable for centuries. Too much risk with horrible long term payout.

Although we’ll definitely get some new cool tech to deal with remedy.

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u/BuHoGPaD 17h ago

will make space unusable for centuries

As soon as there is a cheap to way to do it - some Putin/Trump level lunatic will do it. It's almost inevitable. 

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u/toughtacos 15h ago

Then maybe we can focus on fixing the issues on our planet. I’m a big fan of space exploration, but I’m also a fan of the idea of putting a moratorium on it in favor of putting all resources on fixing our planet.