Prof. Sam LawlerThe solution to this problem of space debris hitting the ground is not "we'll get better at ablation and demisability" which is what the sat companies are trying to do. The atmospheric pollution from tens of thousands of satellites turning into metal vapour in the stratosphere is terrifying.
The solution is fewer satellites with longer operational lifetimes!
There's your engineering challenge: go!
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