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   Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Feb-2025 01:10:33 JST Prof. Sam Lawler

   I wonder if they'll send those same two silent dudes to Poland to pick up the pieces now?

   https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-02-19/polish-space-agency-checking-whether-unidentified-object-is-spacex-rocket-debris

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     Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Feb-2025 01:10:32 JST Prof. Sam Lawler

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     • Cees Bassa

     More images of the reentry from people on the fediverse!

     All sky camera reentry image from @cgbassa: https://astrodon.social/@cgbassa/114029511559121073

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     morph (morph@morphnet.de)'s status on Thursday, 20-Feb-2025 01:10:32 JST morph

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     Saw this film ot it. Says it was near Dortmund, Western Germany.
     ➡️ https://de.files.fm/f/nfyb2pyh9p

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     Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Feb-2025 01:10:33 JST Prof. Sam Lawler

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     According to Jonathan McDowell, this is the second stage from a Starlink launch at the beginning of Feb.

     They really are going to keep going like this with no regulation until space junk kills someone.

     https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vqtp5dj2o6rqnge56sz2db5a/post/3lijpa5vk5c23

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     Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Feb-2025 10:49:22 JST Prof. Sam Lawler

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     This latest SpaceX debris fall combined with the 1 year anniversary of the SpaceX debris fall that happened here in Saskatchewan is a great excuse to stir up some news stories, I hope. I've got one lined up on my local CBC radio station next week.

     Hi, journalists! Anybody want to write about the rapidly increasing rate of space junk falls?

     Or does anyone have recommendations of specific journalists I should pitch to?

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     Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Feb-2025 10:49:22 JST Prof. Sam Lawler

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     I'm all set now to be in the studio on Monday for the full hour of CBC Sask's lunchtime show Blue Sky https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-189-blue-sky to talk about the Saskatchewan SpaceX debris fall and space junk in general, and Jonathan McDowell will hopefully be joining by phone. Excellent!

     Rich Felker and RamenCatholic 🐢 🌈 repeated this.
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     Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Feb-2025 10:49:22 JST Prof. Sam Lawler

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     oooOOOooo according to this BBC article, the SpaceX debris damaged at least one thing in Poland: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62z3vxjplpo

     Time to test the Space Liability Convention!! Maybe?

     I'm still a little sad the Space Liability Convention wasn't used here in Sask last year because there was no damage. But hey, there's still time! I have no doubt there are dozens of large pieces out there in the fields still waiting to damage giant tractors and combines in coming years

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     Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Feb-2025 10:49:23 JST Prof. Sam Lawler

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     • Benjamin Knispel

     Possible post-reentry high altitude clouds (does burned up metal count as clouds?) from @benknispel:

     https://chaos.social/@benknispel/114029967906437261