#deorbit — Public Fediverse posts
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Is that all? Only ~1 Ton per week?
Last year, the U.S. Space Force issued alerts for nearly 820 objects entering the Earth’s atmosphere.
“Re-entries happen each and every day,” "Huge objects weighing a metric ton or more arrive about once a week" according the space collision experts.
While much of the debris incinerates in the atmosphere or splashes into the Pacific, but when it does not - it can land anywhere and on one can predict where.
SpaceX indicates ~5% of the mass of some of its satellites may not disintegrate when they "de-orbit". https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/asia/space-debris-falling-crashing-earth-risk.html?unlocked_article_code=1.11A.WhlN.uAdqod1FWRBC
I wrote about Satellite Collision Avoidance systems here: https://techaptitude.substack.com/p/satellite-collision-avoidance-technology
#Space #SpaceJunk #SpaceDebris #EarthOrbit #LEO #LowEarthOrbit #SSA #SpaceSituationalAwareness #Satellites #Deorbit #FCC #Regulations
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Is that all? Only ~1 Ton per week?
Last year, the U.S. Space Force issued alerts for nearly 820 objects entering the Earth’s atmosphere.
“Re-entries happen each and every day,” "Huge objects weighing a metric ton or more arrive about once a week" according the space collision experts.
While much of the debris incinerates in the atmosphere or splashes into the Pacific, but when it does not - it can land anywhere and on one can predict where.
SpaceX indicates ~5% of the mass of some of its satellites may not disintegrate when they "de-orbit". https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/asia/space-debris-falling-crashing-earth-risk.html?unlocked_article_code=1.11A.WhlN.uAdqod1FWRBC
I wrote about Satellite Collision Avoidance systems here: https://techaptitude.substack.com/p/satellite-collision-avoidance-technology
#Space #SpaceJunk #SpaceDebris #EarthOrbit #LEO #LowEarthOrbit #SSA #SpaceSituationalAwareness #Satellites #Deorbit #FCC #Regulations
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Is that all? Only ~1 Ton per week?
Last year, the U.S. Space Force issued alerts for nearly 820 objects entering the Earth’s atmosphere.
“Re-entries happen each and every day,” "Huge objects weighing a metric ton or more arrive about once a week" according the space collision experts.
While much of the debris incinerates in the atmosphere or splashes into the Pacific, but when it does not - it can land anywhere and on one can predict where.
SpaceX indicates ~5% of the mass of some of its satellites may not disintegrate when they "de-orbit". https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/asia/space-debris-falling-crashing-earth-risk.html?unlocked_article_code=1.11A.WhlN.uAdqod1FWRBC
I wrote about Satellite Collision Avoidance systems here: https://techaptitude.substack.com/p/satellite-collision-avoidance-technology
#Space #SpaceJunk #SpaceDebris #EarthOrbit #LEO #LowEarthOrbit #SSA #SpaceSituationalAwareness #Satellites #Deorbit #FCC #Regulations
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Is that all? Only ~1 Ton per week?
Last year, the U.S. Space Force issued alerts for nearly 820 objects entering the Earth’s atmosphere.
“Re-entries happen each and every day,” "Huge objects weighing a metric ton or more arrive about once a week" according the space collision experts.
While much of the debris incinerates in the atmosphere or splashes into the Pacific, but when it does not - it can land anywhere and on one can predict where.
SpaceX indicates ~5% of the mass of some of its satellites may not disintegrate when they "de-orbit". https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/asia/space-debris-falling-crashing-earth-risk.html?unlocked_article_code=1.11A.WhlN.uAdqod1FWRBC
I wrote about Satellite Collision Avoidance systems here: https://techaptitude.substack.com/p/satellite-collision-avoidance-technology
#Space #SpaceJunk #SpaceDebris #EarthOrbit #LEO #LowEarthOrbit #SSA #SpaceSituationalAwareness #Satellites #Deorbit #FCC #Regulations
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Is that all? Only ~1 Ton per week?
Last year, the U.S. Space Force issued alerts for nearly 820 objects entering the Earth’s atmosphere.
“Re-entries happen each and every day,” "Huge objects weighing a metric ton or more arrive about once a week" according the space collision experts.
While much of the debris incinerates in the atmosphere or splashes into the Pacific, but when it does not - it can land anywhere and on one can predict where.
SpaceX indicates ~5% of the mass of some of its satellites may not disintegrate when they "de-orbit". https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/asia/space-debris-falling-crashing-earth-risk.html?unlocked_article_code=1.11A.WhlN.uAdqod1FWRBC
I wrote about Satellite Collision Avoidance systems here: https://techaptitude.substack.com/p/satellite-collision-avoidance-technology
#Space #SpaceJunk #SpaceDebris #EarthOrbit #LEO #LowEarthOrbit #SSA #SpaceSituationalAwareness #Satellites #Deorbit #FCC #Regulations
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Potential Risks and Contingency Plans for the International Space Station
📰 Original title: This Is the Worst Thing That Could Happen to the International Space Station
🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Usuarios: It's clickbait ⚠️View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/posts/post/eb1a2bef-7c16-4a6b-bffe-3f12f41e87f0
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#Spacenews:
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SpaceX pauses Falcon 9 launches after upper stage anomaly
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"In a statement about nine hours after the launch, SpaceX said the upper stage “experienced an off-nominal condition” while preparing for a final engine burn to deorbit the stage. ..""Falcon 9 has experienced several upper-stage issues in recent years. .."
https://spacenews.com/spacex-pauses-falcon-9-launches-after-upper-stage-anomaly/
3.2.2026
#deorbit #Falcon9 #Oberstufe #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #UpperStage #Weltraummüll #Weltraumschrott
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#Spacenews:
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SpaceX pauses Falcon 9 launches after upper stage anomaly
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"In a statement about nine hours after the launch, SpaceX said the upper stage “experienced an off-nominal condition” while preparing for a final engine burn to deorbit the stage. ..""Falcon 9 has experienced several upper-stage issues in recent years. .."
https://spacenews.com/spacex-pauses-falcon-9-launches-after-upper-stage-anomaly/
3.2.2026
#deorbit #Falcon9 #Oberstufe #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #UpperStage #Weltraummüll #Weltraumschrott
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#Spacenews:
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SpaceX pauses Falcon 9 launches after upper stage anomaly
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"In a statement about nine hours after the launch, SpaceX said the upper stage “experienced an off-nominal condition” while preparing for a final engine burn to deorbit the stage. ..""Falcon 9 has experienced several upper-stage issues in recent years. .."
https://spacenews.com/spacex-pauses-falcon-9-launches-after-upper-stage-anomaly/
3.2.2026
#deorbit #Falcon9 #Oberstufe #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #UpperStage #Weltraummüll #Weltraumschrott
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#Spacenews:
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SpaceX pauses Falcon 9 launches after upper stage anomaly
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"In a statement about nine hours after the launch, SpaceX said the upper stage “experienced an off-nominal condition” while preparing for a final engine burn to deorbit the stage. ..""Falcon 9 has experienced several upper-stage issues in recent years. .."
https://spacenews.com/spacex-pauses-falcon-9-launches-after-upper-stage-anomaly/
3.2.2026
#deorbit #Falcon9 #Oberstufe #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #UpperStage #Weltraummüll #Weltraumschrott
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#Spacenews:
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SpaceX pauses Falcon 9 launches after upper stage anomaly
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"In a statement about nine hours after the launch, SpaceX said the upper stage “experienced an off-nominal condition” while preparing for a final engine burn to deorbit the stage. ..""Falcon 9 has experienced several upper-stage issues in recent years. .."
https://spacenews.com/spacex-pauses-falcon-9-launches-after-upper-stage-anomaly/
3.2.2026
#deorbit #Falcon9 #Oberstufe #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #UpperStage #Weltraummüll #Weltraumschrott
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#Newspaceeconomy:
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What Is the US Deorbit Vehicle?
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https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/11/12/what-is-the-us-deorbit-vehicle12.11.2025
#deorbit #Disposal #Draco #ISS #NASA #Raumfahrt #Raumstation #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #USDV
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#Newspaceeconomy:
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What Is the US Deorbit Vehicle?
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https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/11/12/what-is-the-us-deorbit-vehicle12.11.2025
#deorbit #Disposal #Draco #ISS #NASA #Raumfahrt #Raumstation #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #USDV
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#Newspaceeconomy:
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What Is the US Deorbit Vehicle?
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https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/11/12/what-is-the-us-deorbit-vehicle12.11.2025
#deorbit #Disposal #Draco #ISS #NASA #Raumfahrt #Raumstation #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #USDV
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#Newspaceeconomy:
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What Is the US Deorbit Vehicle?
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https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/11/12/what-is-the-us-deorbit-vehicle12.11.2025
#deorbit #Disposal #Draco #ISS #NASA #Raumfahrt #Raumstation #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #USDV
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#Newspaceeconomy:
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What Is the US Deorbit Vehicle?
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https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/11/12/what-is-the-us-deorbit-vehicle12.11.2025
#deorbit #Disposal #Draco #ISS #NASA #Raumfahrt #Raumstation #SpaceFlight #SpaceX #USDV
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Elon Musk’s Starlink fleet is burning up in orbit, scientists say
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are falling back to Earth, with up to four burning up in the atmosphere…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #deorbit #Earth’sAtmosphere #ElonMusk #JonathanMcDowell #Musk #satellites #spacedebris #SpaceX #Starlink
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#Starlink is bad for #space, even prior to its upcoming total #Kessler crash:
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/06/starlink_vaporizes_satellites_daily/
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#Starlink is bad for #space, even prior to its upcoming total #Kessler crash:
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/06/starlink_vaporizes_satellites_daily/
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#Starlink is bad for #space, even prior to its upcoming total #Kessler crash:
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/06/starlink_vaporizes_satellites_daily/
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#Starlink is bad for #space, even prior to its upcoming total #Kessler crash:
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/06/starlink_vaporizes_satellites_daily/
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#Starlink is bad for #space, even prior to its upcoming total #Kessler crash:
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/06/starlink_vaporizes_satellites_daily/
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Except ... when this claim (not about the satellites re-entering, just the amount of damage they cause to the atmosphere) started circulating some months back, I read an article (somewhere...) that analyzed the amount and type of matter it would distribute, and it pales in comparison to the amount the earth receives in "space dust" and micrometeroids every day.
Best figure I know of for the mass of "normal" space matter hitting our planet is 5,200 tonnes / year:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/antarctic-study-shows-how-much-space-dust-hits-earth-every-year/The current Starlink satellites are "gen2 mini", and are 740 kg. So you would need to de-orbit more than 7,000 of them every year - not 4 per day - to even match the natural space dust falling on earth. Except it's even worse (for the argument) than that, because 740kg is their launch mass, including all their maneuvering fuel/gasses, which by definition are gone before the satellites are deorbited. I don't have an exact figure for how much mass the fuel accounts for, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was more than 25% of the mass of the spacecraft at launch.
The residue left in the atmosphere doesn't seem to be a very big deal.
#science #mass #satellite #deorbit #RunTheNumbers #calculation
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Except ... when this claim (not about the satellites re-entering, just the amount of damage they cause to the atmosphere) started circulating some months back, I read an article (somewhere...) that analyzed the amount and type of matter it would distribute, and it pales in comparison to the amount the earth receives in "space dust" and micrometeroids every day.
Best figure I know of for the mass of "normal" space matter hitting our planet is 5,200 tonnes / year:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/antarctic-study-shows-how-much-space-dust-hits-earth-every-year/The current Starlink satellites are "gen2 mini", and are 740 kg. So you would need to de-orbit more than 7,000 of them every year - not 4 per day - to even match the natural space dust falling on earth. Except it's even worse (for the argument) than that, because 740kg is their launch mass, including all their maneuvering fuel/gasses, which by definition are gone before the satellites are deorbited. I don't have an exact figure for how much mass the fuel accounts for, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was more than 25% of the mass of the spacecraft at launch.
The residue left in the atmosphere doesn't seem to be a very big deal.
#science #mass #satellite #deorbit #RunTheNumbers #calculation
edit: typo
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Except ... when this claim (not about the satellites re-entering, just the amount of damage they cause to the atmosphere) started circulating some months back, I read an article (somewhere...) that analyzed the amount and type of matter it would distribute, and it pales in comparison to the amount the earth receives in "space dust" and micrometeroids every day.
Best figure I know of for the mass of "normal" space matter hitting our planet is 5,200 tonnes / year:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/antarctic-study-shows-how-much-space-dust-hits-earth-every-year/The current Starlink satellites are "gen2 mini", and are 740 kg. So you would need to de-orbit more than 7,000 of them every year - not 4 per day - to even match the natural space dust falling on earth. Except it's even worse (for the argument) than that, because 740kg is their launch mass, including all their maneuvering fuel/gasses, which by definition are gone before the satellites are deorbited. I don't have an exact figure for how much mass the fuel accounts for, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was more than 25% of the mass of the spacecraft at launch.
The residue left in the atmosphere doesn't seem to be a very big deal.
#science #mass #satellite #deorbit #RunTheNumbers #calculation
edit: typo
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Except ... when this claim (not about the satellites re-entering, just the amount of damage they cause to the atmosphere) started circulating some months back, I read an article (somewhere...) that analyzed the amount and type of matter it would distribute, and it pales in comparison to the amount the earth receives in "space dust" and micrometeroids every day.
Best figure I know of for the mass of "normal" space matter hitting our planet is 5,200 tonnes / year:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/antarctic-study-shows-how-much-space-dust-hits-earth-every-year/The current Starlink satellites are "gen2 mini", and are 740 kg. So you would need to de-orbit more than 7,000 of them every year - not 4 per day - to even match the natural space dust falling on earth. Except it's even worse (for the argument) than that, because 740kg is their launch mass, including all their maneuvering fuel/gasses, which by definition are gone before the satellites are deorbited. I don't have an exact figure for how much mass the fuel accounts for, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was more than 25% of the mass of the spacecraft at launch.
The residue left in the atmosphere doesn't seem to be a very big deal.
#science #mass #satellite #deorbit #RunTheNumbers #calculation
edit: typo
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Except ... when this claim (not about the satellites re-entering, just the amount of damage they cause to the atmosphere) started circulating some months back, I read an article (somewhere...) that analyzed the amount and type of matter it would distribute, and it pales in comparison to the amount the earth receives in "space dust" and micrometeroids every day.
Best figure I know of for the mass of "normal" space matter hitting our planet is 5,200 tonnes / year:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/antarctic-study-shows-how-much-space-dust-hits-earth-every-year/The current Starlink satellites are "gen2 mini", and are 740 kg. So you would need to de-orbit more than 7,000 of them every year - not 4 per day - to even match the natural space dust falling on earth. Except it's even worse (for the argument) than that, because 740kg is their launch mass, including all their maneuvering fuel/gasses, which by definition are gone before the satellites are deorbited. I don't have an exact figure for how much mass the fuel accounts for, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was more than 25% of the mass of the spacecraft at launch.
The residue left in the atmosphere doesn't seem to be a very big deal.
#science #mass #satellite #deorbit #RunTheNumbers #calculation
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The Science & Technology Chronicles. . . . .January 6th, 2025 Vol II Number 1
#Space #junk #burnup #deorbit #seismologists #seismic #tracking #Humans #dogs #heart #physiological #synchronization #objective #self-reported #DASS #unwarranted #balanced #Deep #Vanguard #Sentinel #saturation #diving #AM #wire-arc #cyanobacteria #bridges #networked #nanotubes #NSF #NSB #Advise #STEM #K-12 #NDEA
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In one hour leadership from the #ISS and Commercial Crew Programs, as well as Boeing, will participate in a media telecon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-BGAPuzxZU - expected topics include Boeing’s #Starliner Crew Flight Test, U.S. #deorbit vehicle, station operations, spacesuits, and more.
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In one hour leadership from the #ISS and Commercial Crew Programs, as well as Boeing, will participate in a media telecon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-BGAPuzxZU - expected topics include Boeing’s #Starliner Crew Flight Test, U.S. #deorbit vehicle, station operations, spacesuits, and more.
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In one hour leadership from the #ISS and Commercial Crew Programs, as well as Boeing, will participate in a media telecon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-BGAPuzxZU - expected topics include Boeing’s #Starliner Crew Flight Test, U.S. #deorbit vehicle, station operations, spacesuits, and more.
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In one hour leadership from the #ISS and Commercial Crew Programs, as well as Boeing, will participate in a media telecon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-BGAPuzxZU - expected topics include Boeing’s #Starliner Crew Flight Test, U.S. #deorbit vehicle, station operations, spacesuits, and more.
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In one hour leadership from the #ISS and Commercial Crew Programs, as well as Boeing, will participate in a media telecon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-BGAPuzxZU - expected topics include Boeing’s #Starliner Crew Flight Test, U.S. #deorbit vehicle, station operations, spacesuits, and more.
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New #review today: "Retrogradient is a musical hologram. You can sample a few seconds from any of the nine tracks and it sounds like the entire album... what #Deorbit delivers on Retrogradient is a mind-numbing 44 minutes of sludgy distortion..." #ExposeOnline #SludgeRock http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/deorbit-retrogradient-6.html
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New #review today: "Retrogradient is a musical hologram. You can sample a few seconds from any of the nine tracks and it sounds like the entire album... what #Deorbit delivers on Retrogradient is a mind-numbing 44 minutes of sludgy distortion..." #ExposeOnline #SludgeRock http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/deorbit-retrogradient-6.html
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New #review today: "Retrogradient is a musical hologram. You can sample a few seconds from any of the nine tracks and it sounds like the entire album... what #Deorbit delivers on Retrogradient is a mind-numbing 44 minutes of sludgy distortion..." #ExposeOnline #SludgeRock http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/deorbit-retrogradient-6.html
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New #review today: "Retrogradient is a musical hologram. You can sample a few seconds from any of the nine tracks and it sounds like the entire album... what #Deorbit delivers on Retrogradient is a mind-numbing 44 minutes of sludgy distortion..." #ExposeOnline #SludgeRock http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/deorbit-retrogradient-6.html
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New #review today: "Retrogradient is a musical hologram. You can sample a few seconds from any of the nine tracks and it sounds like the entire album... what #Deorbit delivers on Retrogradient is a mind-numbing 44 minutes of sludgy distortion..." #ExposeOnline #SludgeRock http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/deorbit-retrogradient-6.html
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NASA May Pay $1 Billion to Destroy the #InternationalSpaceStation. Here's Why
In the coming months, #NASA will be evaluating commercial proposals for vehicles capable of “decommissioning” the #ISS—that is, of safely dropping it into Earth’s atmosphere to burn up. The agency has said it expects to pay nearly $1 billion for this service to avoid relying on multiple Russian vehicles. The brutal ending is scheduled for early next decade.
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NASA May Pay $1 Billion to Destroy the #InternationalSpaceStation. Here's Why
In the coming months, #NASA will be evaluating commercial proposals for vehicles capable of “decommissioning” the #ISS—that is, of safely dropping it into Earth’s atmosphere to burn up. The agency has said it expects to pay nearly $1 billion for this service to avoid relying on multiple Russian vehicles. The brutal ending is scheduled for early next decade.
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NASA May Pay $1 Billion to Destroy the #InternationalSpaceStation. Here's Why
In the coming months, #NASA will be evaluating commercial proposals for vehicles capable of “decommissioning” the #ISS—that is, of safely dropping it into Earth’s atmosphere to burn up. The agency has said it expects to pay nearly $1 billion for this service to avoid relying on multiple Russian vehicles. The brutal ending is scheduled for early next decade.
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NASA May Pay $1 Billion to Destroy the #InternationalSpaceStation. Here's Why
In the coming months, #NASA will be evaluating commercial proposals for vehicles capable of “decommissioning” the #ISS—that is, of safely dropping it into Earth’s atmosphere to burn up. The agency has said it expects to pay nearly $1 billion for this service to avoid relying on multiple Russian vehicles. The brutal ending is scheduled for early next decade.
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Organizations to build the technology to #deorbit ⤵️ #SpaceDebris 🗑️
• #Astroscale
• #ClearSpace
• #Neuraspace
• #ShareMySpace
• #Airbus
• #Vyoma
• #TransAstra
• #Orbex
• #Kyoto University
• #ESA
• #IAU CPShttps://interestingengineering.com/lists/11-organizations-space-debris-problem
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Organizations to build the technology to #deorbit ⤵️ #SpaceDebris 🗑️
• #Astroscale
• #ClearSpace
• #Neuraspace
• #ShareMySpace
• #Airbus
• #Vyoma
• #TransAstra
• #Orbex
• #Kyoto University
• #ESA
• #IAU CPShttps://interestingengineering.com/lists/11-organizations-space-debris-problem
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Organizations to build the technology to #deorbit ⤵️ #SpaceDebris 🗑️
• #Astroscale
• #ClearSpace
• #Neuraspace
• #ShareMySpace
• #Airbus
• #Vyoma
• #TransAstra
• #Orbex
• #Kyoto University
• #ESA
• #IAU CPShttps://interestingengineering.com/lists/11-organizations-space-debris-problem
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Organizations to build the technology to #deorbit ⤵️ #SpaceDebris 🗑️
• #Astroscale
• #ClearSpace
• #Neuraspace
• #ShareMySpace
• #Airbus
• #Vyoma
• #TransAstra
• #Orbex
• #Kyoto University
• #ESA
• #IAU CPShttps://interestingengineering.com/lists/11-organizations-space-debris-problem
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Organizations to build the technology to #deorbit ⤵️ #SpaceDebris 🗑️
• #Astroscale
• #ClearSpace
• #Neuraspace
• #ShareMySpace
• #Airbus
• #Vyoma
• #TransAstra
• #Orbex
• #Kyoto University
• #ESA
• #IAU CPShttps://interestingengineering.com/lists/11-organizations-space-debris-problem
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European Space Agency pushes for space debris treaty https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/european-space-agency-pushes-for-space-debris-treaty/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #deorbit #ESA #EUspacepolicy #EuropeanSpaceAgency #Space
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European Space Agency pushes for space debris treaty https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/european-space-agency-pushes-for-space-debris-treaty/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #deorbit #ESA #EUspacepolicy #EuropeanSpaceAgency #Space
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European Space Agency pushes for space debris treaty https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/european-space-agency-pushes-for-space-debris-treaty/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #deorbit #ESA #EUspacepolicy #EuropeanSpaceAgency #Space
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European Space Agency pushes for space debris treaty https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/european-space-agency-pushes-for-space-debris-treaty/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #deorbit #ESA #EUspacepolicy #EuropeanSpaceAgency #Space