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   Laffy (gottalaff@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 12-Oct-2024 06:49:23 JST Laffy

   #WompWomp

   SpaceX’s plans to launch more rockets from the #California coast were rejected by a state commission this week, with some officials citing #Musk’s political posts on #X and raising concerns about the billionaire’s labor record at his companies.

   ...despite assurances from Space Force and Air Force officials that they would increase efforts to monitor the effects that rocket launches have on nearby wildlife" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-10-11/la-me-spacex-coastal-commission

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     HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 13-Oct-2024 02:17:31 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴

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     @GottaLaff

     #SpaceX #Starlink #Security #Climate
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     While grounding #Musk's #SpaceX is an excellent idea....

     /s: ...yes, the impact on "nearby wildlife" really IS the reason to do so! /s 🤦

     No, actually, there are serious
     and very concerning national and global security reasons for doing so:

     1. #Starlink and #SpaceX 1)

     2. #StratosphericOzone and #ClimateChange 2)

     1) https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/111464956447349385

     2)
     *Impact of Rocket Launch and Space Debris Air Pollutant Emissions on Stratospheric Ozone...

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     HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 13-Oct-2024 02:19:17 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴

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     @GottaLaff

     #SpaceX #Starlink #Security #Climate

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     ...and Global Climate*

     #The BC (or soot) particles from rockets are also of great concern, as these are 👉almost five hundred times more efficient at warming the atmosphere than all other sources of soot combined. These findings demonstrate an urgent need to develop environmental regulation to mitigate damage from this rapidly growing industry..."👈

     https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021EF002612

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