eicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoAfter Texas’ blue wave, what happens to Elon Musk and SpaceX? “Data centers in space looking pretty appealing right now.”arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square168linkfedilinkarrow-up1343arrow-down121
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minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.socialBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoVery low orbits are less of a concern, though. Because if the worst happens, they and the vast majority of their debris will be slowed by atmospheric drag and fall relatively quickly.
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoThats why I said we should do it in the very low orbits for awhile before going to the 700-1000km range. 800km is already in the hundreds of years range.
Very low orbits are less of a concern, though. Because if the worst happens, they and the vast majority of their debris will be slowed by atmospheric drag and fall relatively quickly.
Thats why I said we should do it in the very low orbits for awhile before going to the 700-1000km range.
800km is already in the hundreds of years range.