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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mastodon.social/users/sundogplanets/statuses/116404658949478220">Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Apr-2026 04:21:03 JST</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets" title="sundogplanets@mastodon.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/16889-48-20240112143200.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Prof. Sam Lawler" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Prof. Sam Lawler</a><div><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/116404642121316929" rel="in-reply-to">in reply to</a></div></section><article><p>No mention of atmospheric pollution, of course, because the FCC doesn't give a shit about that.  With SpaceX's 5 Starlinks a day a few months ago, we were well above natural infall rates of most metals, so 1 (presumably) gigantic satellite per hour will be a lot worse than that.</p><p>My colleagues and I wrote a bit about using the atmosphere as a satellite crematorium here, and it's bad: <a href="https://theconversation.com/a-new-space-race-could-turn-our-atmosphere-into-a-crematorium-for-satellites-276366" rel="nofollow">https://theconversation.com/a-new-space-race-could-turn-our-atmosphere-into-a-crematorium-for-satellites-276366</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/6321906#notice-12451469">In conversation</a><time datetime="2026-04-15T04:21:03+09:00" title="Wednesday, 15-Apr-2026 04:21:03 JST">about 2 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/116404658949478220" rel="external" title="Sent from mastodon.social via ActivityPub">mastodon.social</a></span></span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/116404658949478220">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/1128634">Untitled attachment</a></label><br></li><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: images.theconversation.com</div><h5><a href="https://theconversation.com/a-new-space-race-could-turn-our-atmosphere-into-a-crematorium-for-satellites-276366">A new space race could turn our atmosphere into a ‘crematorium for satellites’</a></h5><div> from <span>Samantha Lawler</span></div></header><div>Planned ‘megaconstellations’ of satellites could cause unforeseen harm to the ozone layer and climate systems. Global regulation is needed before it’s too late.</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Apr-2026 04:21:03 JST Prof. Sam Lawler
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No mention of atmospheric pollution, of course, because the FCC doesn't give a shit about that. With SpaceX's 5 Starlinks a day a few months ago, we were well above natural infall rates of most metals, so 1 (presumably) gigantic satellite per hour will be a lot worse than that.
My colleagues and I wrote a bit about using the atmosphere as a satellite crematorium here, and it's bad: https://theconversation.com/a-new-space-race-could-turn-our-atmosphere-into-a-crematorium-for-satellites-276366
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  A new space race could turn our atmosphere into a ‘crematorium for satellites’
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  Planned ‘megaconstellations’ of satellites could cause unforeseen harm to the ozone layer and climate systems. Global regulation is needed before it’s too late.

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