#megaconstellations — Public Fediverse posts

@thenewmars.wordpress.com

"Direct Impacts on Daily Life:

Global Communications & Internet: Millions of households reliance on #LEO #megaconstellations (e.g., #Starlink, #Kuiper) for high-speed internet, emergency dispatch, and mobile backhaul.
Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT): Financial transaction timestamps, cellular network synchronization, aviation routing, and vehicle navigation rely on precise satellite signals. Interruption threatens automated logistics grids.
Earth Observation & Climate Monitoring: Real-time satellite data drives weather forecasting, agriculture yield optimization, disaster response, and climate tracking.
Economic Stability: Orbital disruption directly impacts global trade, telecommunications revenue, and international security infrastructure."

#KesslerSyndrome #Kessler #KesslerEffect #LowEarthOrbit

@thenewmars.wordpress.com

"Direct Impacts on Daily Life:

Global Communications & Internet: Millions of households reliance on #LEO #megaconstellations (e.g., #Starlink, #Kuiper) for high-speed internet, emergency dispatch, and mobile backhaul.
Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT): Financial transaction timestamps, cellular network synchronization, aviation routing, and vehicle navigation rely on precise satellite signals. Interruption threatens automated logistics grids.
Earth Observation & Climate Monitoring: Real-time satellite data drives weather forecasting, agriculture yield optimization, disaster response, and climate tracking.
Economic Stability: Orbital disruption directly impacts global trade, telecommunications revenue, and international security infrastructure."

#KesslerSyndrome #Kessler #KesslerEffect #LowEarthOrbit

@thenewmars.wordpress.com

"Direct Impacts on Daily Life:

Global Communications & Internet: Millions of households reliance on #LEO #megaconstellations (e.g., #Starlink, #Kuiper) for high-speed internet, emergency dispatch, and mobile backhaul.
Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT): Financial transaction timestamps, cellular network synchronization, aviation routing, and vehicle navigation rely on precise satellite signals. Interruption threatens automated logistics grids.
Earth Observation & Climate Monitoring: Real-time satellite data drives weather forecasting, agriculture yield optimization, disaster response, and climate tracking.
Economic Stability: Orbital disruption directly impacts global trade, telecommunications revenue, and international security infrastructure."

#KesslerSyndrome #Kessler #KesslerEffect #LowEarthOrbit

@thenewmars.wordpress.com

"Direct Impacts on Daily Life:

Global Communications & Internet: Millions of households reliance on #LEO #megaconstellations (e.g., #Starlink, #Kuiper) for high-speed internet, emergency dispatch, and mobile backhaul.
Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT): Financial transaction timestamps, cellular network synchronization, aviation routing, and vehicle navigation rely on precise satellite signals. Interruption threatens automated logistics grids.
Earth Observation & Climate Monitoring: Real-time satellite data drives weather forecasting, agriculture yield optimization, disaster response, and climate tracking.
Economic Stability: Orbital disruption directly impacts global trade, telecommunications revenue, and international security infrastructure."

#KesslerSyndrome #Kessler #KesslerEffect #LowEarthOrbit

Long March 12 launches despite recent 7A failure, Long March 2C launches satellite for UAE

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/long-march-12-launches-despite-recent-7a-failure-long-march-2c-launches-satellite-for-uae/

Planned satellite megaconstellations could generate runaway space debris

Modeling suggests infamous “Kessler syndrome” would make the swarms unsustainable
https://www.science.org/content/article/planned-satellite-megaconstellations-could-generate-runaway-space-debris via @sciencemagazine

#megaconstellations #satellites #kesslersyndrom #pollution #astronomy #lightpollution

Planned satellite megaconstellations could generate runaway space debris

Modeling suggests infamous “Kessler syndrome” would make the swarms unsustainable
https://www.science.org/content/article/planned-satellite-megaconstellations-could-generate-runaway-space-debris via @sciencemagazine

#megaconstellations #satellites #kesslersyndrom #pollution #astronomy #lightpollution

Planned satellite megaconstellations could generate runaway space debris

Modeling suggests infamous “Kessler syndrome” would make the swarms unsustainable
https://www.science.org/content/article/planned-satellite-megaconstellations-could-generate-runaway-space-debris via @sciencemagazine

#megaconstellations #satellites #kesslersyndrom #pollution #astronomy #lightpollution

@phaedral
Came here to say the same: perfect for a hashtag… or two even… ☀️🕶️

#megaconstellation #megaconstellations

@sundogplanets

@phaedral
Came here to say the same: perfect for a hashtag… or two even… ☀️🕶️

#megaconstellation #megaconstellations

@sundogplanets

@phaedral
Came here to say the same: perfect for a hashtag… or two even… ☀️🕶️

#megaconstellation #megaconstellations

@sundogplanets

@phaedral
Came here to say the same: perfect for a hashtag… or two even… ☀️🕶️

#megaconstellation #megaconstellations

@sundogplanets

#SpaceDatacenters proposed by #Musk and #Bezos ‘catastrophic’ for planet, experts warn

New US petition demands review of plans from #TechCompanies amid fears of #EnvironmentalDestruction

Tom Perkins
Thu 23 Jul 2026

Excerpt: "The number of active #satellites in orbit has grown exponentially from about 1,400 in 2015 to about 15,000 currently. As many as 100,000 are expected to be in orbit within the decade, not including the #datacenter networks. As of now, the bulk of the satellites’ pollution is thought to come from #Starlink and Amazon’s '#MegaConstellations' that provide broadband internet made up of about 10,000 satellites.

"Spacecraft can cause problems on their way up and down. Launches emit a range of emissions like #BlackCarbon, #NitrogenOxides, #CarbonMonoxide, #AluminumOxide, #ChlorineGases and, once in orbit, #mercury. When satellites are decommissioned five to 15 years later, they release metals as they vaporize. That’s injecting #pollutants into previously pristine parts of the #stratosphere, a highly sensitive system, and there’s very little understanding of the consequences."

Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/23/space-datacenters-bezos-blue-origin

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/A9F07

#ElonSucks #TechBros #BezosSucks #BigData #Datacenters #WorldPol #USPol #LEO #LowEarthOrbit #KesslerSyndrome #LightPollution

#SpaceDatacenters proposed by #Musk and #Bezos ‘catastrophic’ for planet, experts warn

New US petition demands review of plans from #TechCompanies amid fears of #EnvironmentalDestruction

Tom Perkins
Thu 23 Jul 2026

Excerpt: "The number of active #satellites in orbit has grown exponentially from about 1,400 in 2015 to about 15,000 currently. As many as 100,000 are expected to be in orbit within the decade, not including the #datacenter networks. As of now, the bulk of the satellites’ pollution is thought to come from #Starlink and Amazon’s '#MegaConstellations' that provide broadband internet made up of about 10,000 satellites.

"Spacecraft can cause problems on their way up and down. Launches emit a range of emissions like #BlackCarbon, #NitrogenOxides, #CarbonMonoxide, #AluminumOxide, #ChlorineGases and, once in orbit, #mercury. When satellites are decommissioned five to 15 years later, they release metals as they vaporize. That’s injecting #pollutants into previously pristine parts of the #stratosphere, a highly sensitive system, and there’s very little understanding of the consequences."

Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/23/space-datacenters-bezos-blue-origin

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/A9F07

#ElonSucks #TechBros #BezosSucks #BigData #Datacenters #WorldPol #USPol #LEO #LowEarthOrbit #KesslerSyndrome #LightPollution

#SpaceDatacenters proposed by #Musk and #Bezos ‘catastrophic’ for planet, experts warn

New US petition demands review of plans from #TechCompanies amid fears of #EnvironmentalDestruction

Tom Perkins
Thu 23 Jul 2026

Excerpt: "The number of active #satellites in orbit has grown exponentially from about 1,400 in 2015 to about 15,000 currently. As many as 100,000 are expected to be in orbit within the decade, not including the #datacenter networks. As of now, the bulk of the satellites’ pollution is thought to come from #Starlink and Amazon’s '#MegaConstellations' that provide broadband internet made up of about 10,000 satellites.

"Spacecraft can cause problems on their way up and down. Launches emit a range of emissions like #BlackCarbon, #NitrogenOxides, #CarbonMonoxide, #AluminumOxide, #ChlorineGases and, once in orbit, #mercury. When satellites are decommissioned five to 15 years later, they release metals as they vaporize. That’s injecting #pollutants into previously pristine parts of the #stratosphere, a highly sensitive system, and there’s very little understanding of the consequences."

Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/23/space-datacenters-bezos-blue-origin

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/A9F07

#ElonSucks #TechBros #BezosSucks #BigData #Datacenters #WorldPol #USPol #LEO #LowEarthOrbit #KesslerSyndrome #LightPollution

#SpaceDatacenters proposed by #Musk and #Bezos ‘catastrophic’ for planet, experts warn

New US petition demands review of plans from #TechCompanies amid fears of #EnvironmentalDestruction

Tom Perkins
Thu 23 Jul 2026

Excerpt: "The number of active #satellites in orbit has grown exponentially from about 1,400 in 2015 to about 15,000 currently. As many as 100,000 are expected to be in orbit within the decade, not including the #datacenter networks. As of now, the bulk of the satellites’ pollution is thought to come from #Starlink and Amazon’s '#MegaConstellations' that provide broadband internet made up of about 10,000 satellites.

"Spacecraft can cause problems on their way up and down. Launches emit a range of emissions like #BlackCarbon, #NitrogenOxides, #CarbonMonoxide, #AluminumOxide, #ChlorineGases and, once in orbit, #mercury. When satellites are decommissioned five to 15 years later, they release metals as they vaporize. That’s injecting #pollutants into previously pristine parts of the #stratosphere, a highly sensitive system, and there’s very little understanding of the consequences."

Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/23/space-datacenters-bezos-blue-origin

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/A9F07

#ElonSucks #TechBros #BezosSucks #BigData #Datacenters #WorldPol #USPol #LEO #LowEarthOrbit #KesslerSyndrome #LightPollution

https://www.europesays.com/people/162682/ Elon Musk Is Leading a Space Gold Rush. Be Afraid #Earendil1 #Ecology #ElonMusk #environment #FederalCommunicationsCommission #KesslerSyndrome #LowEarthOrbit #megaconstellations #Musk #OrbitalAIDataCentres #OrbitalDebris #OuterSpaceTreaty #ReflectOrbital #SpaceX #SpectrumAbundanceForWeirdSpaceStuff #StarlinkSatellites #sustainability #USOfficeOfSpaceCommerce

RE: https://mstdn.social/@meNeither/116858655045618386

More new stuff from StarLitter: I thought, what could be better than flying around Earth with the ISS? Exactly – flying around Earth *inside* the ISS. So now you can take a seat in the Cupola, enjoy the view, and count satellites ^^

#Astrophotography #Satellite #ISS #Cupola #Starlink #SpaceX #OneWeb #MegaConstellations #Astronomy #NASA #ESA #DLR #Wallpaper #StarLitter

RE: https://mstdn.social/@meNeither/116858655045618386

More new stuff from StarLitter: I thought, what could be better than flying around Earth with the ISS? Exactly – flying around Earth *inside* the ISS. So now you can take a seat in the Cupola, enjoy the view, and count satellites ^^

#Astrophotography #Satellite #ISS #Cupola #Starlink #SpaceX #OneWeb #MegaConstellations #Astronomy #NASA #ESA #DLR #Wallpaper #StarLitter

RE: https://mstdn.social/@meNeither/116858655045618386

More new stuff from StarLitter: I thought, what could be better than flying around Earth with the ISS? Exactly – flying around Earth *inside* the ISS. So now you can take a seat in the Cupola, enjoy the view, and count satellites ^^

#Astrophotography #Satellite #ISS #Cupola #Starlink #SpaceX #OneWeb #MegaConstellations #Astronomy #NASA #ESA #DLR #Wallpaper #StarLitter

RE: https://mstdn.social/@meNeither/116858655045618386

More new stuff from StarLitter: I thought, what could be better than flying around Earth with the ISS? Exactly – flying around Earth *inside* the ISS. So now you can take a seat in the Cupola, enjoy the view, and count satellites ^^

#Astrophotography #Satellite #ISS #Cupola #Starlink #SpaceX #OneWeb #MegaConstellations #Astronomy #NASA #ESA #DLR #Wallpaper #StarLitter

Chinese satellite manufacturer Hongqing raises $191 million

HELSINKI — Hongqing Technology, the satellite manufacturing affiliate of launch firm Landspace, has secured one of the largest…
#NewsBeep #News #Space #China #Funding #HongqingTechnology #LandSpace #megaconstellations #Satellitemanufacturing #Science #SN #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/673133/

RE: https://mstdn.social/@meNeither/116787732579420062

Currently working on making the overall look feel more realistic without taking too much of a performance hit. It’s tricky, but fun!

#Astrophotography #Satellite #ISS #Starlink #SpaceX #OneWeb #MegaConstellations #Astronomy #NASA #Wallpaper #StarLitter

RE: https://mstdn.social/@meNeither/116787732579420062

Currently working on making the overall look feel more realistic without taking too much of a performance hit. It’s tricky, but fun!

#Astrophotography #Satellite #ISS #Starlink #SpaceX #OneWeb #MegaConstellations #Astronomy #NASA #Wallpaper #StarLitter

RE: https://mstdn.social/@meNeither/116787732579420062

Currently working on making the overall look feel more realistic without taking too much of a performance hit. It’s tricky, but fun!

#Astrophotography #Satellite #ISS #Starlink #SpaceX #OneWeb #MegaConstellations #Astronomy #NASA #Wallpaper #StarLitter

RE: https://mstdn.social/@meNeither/116787732579420062

Currently working on making the overall look feel more realistic without taking too much of a performance hit. It’s tricky, but fun!

#Astrophotography #Satellite #ISS #Starlink #SpaceX #OneWeb #MegaConstellations #Astronomy #NASA #Wallpaper #StarLitter

https://www.europesays.com/ie/567591/ Chinese satellite manufacturer Hongqing raises $191 million #China #Éire #funding #HongqingTechnology #IE #Ireland #LandSpace #megaconstellations #SatelliteManufacturing #Science #SN #Space

Chinese satellite manufacturer Hongqing raises $191 million

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/chinese-satellite-manufacturer-hongqing-raises-191-million/

RE: https://mstdn.social/@meNeither/116756051337051203

I improved the rendering of the sun a little bit. This opens up a lot more opportunities for great photo and wallpaper shots. 🙂

https://starlitter.info/?view-mode=3D&sun-position-active=1&sun-position-sync-time=1&time-mode=time-lapse&time-speed=0.69&audio=1&satellites=satcat&virtual-satellites=none&highlight-satellites=0&highlight-virtual-satellites=0&showstars=1&showearth=1&satellite-observer=iss&target-satellite=iss&target-satellite-mode=first-person&target-satellite-back-distance=0.00008&target-satellite-up-offset=0.000035&target-satellite-min-distance=0.000025&target-satellite-max-distance=0.02

#Astrophotography #Satellite #ISS #Starlink #SpaceX #OneWeb #MegaConstellations #Astronomy #NASA #Wallpaper

RE: https://mstdn.social/@meNeither/116756051337051203

I improved the rendering of the sun a little bit. This opens up a lot more opportunities for great photo and wallpaper shots. 🙂

https://starlitter.info/?view-mode=3D&sun-position-active=1&sun-position-sync-time=1&time-mode=time-lapse&time-speed=0.69&audio=1&satellites=satcat&virtual-satellites=none&highlight-satellites=0&highlight-virtual-satellites=0&showstars=1&showearth=1&satellite-observer=iss&target-satellite=iss&target-satellite-mode=first-person&target-satellite-back-distance=0.00008&target-satellite-up-offset=0.000035&target-satellite-min-distance=0.000025&target-satellite-max-distance=0.02

#Astrophotography #Satellite #ISS #Starlink #SpaceX #OneWeb #MegaConstellations #Astronomy #NASA #Wallpaper

RE: https://mstdn.social/@meNeither/116756051337051203

I improved the rendering of the sun a little bit. This opens up a lot more opportunities for great photo and wallpaper shots. 🙂

https://starlitter.info/?view-mode=3D&sun-position-active=1&sun-position-sync-time=1&time-mode=time-lapse&time-speed=0.69&audio=1&satellites=satcat&virtual-satellites=none&highlight-satellites=0&highlight-virtual-satellites=0&showstars=1&showearth=1&satellite-observer=iss&target-satellite=iss&target-satellite-mode=first-person&target-satellite-back-distance=0.00008&target-satellite-up-offset=0.000035&target-satellite-min-distance=0.000025&target-satellite-max-distance=0.02

#Astrophotography #Satellite #ISS #Starlink #SpaceX #OneWeb #MegaConstellations #Astronomy #NASA #Wallpaper

RE: https://mstdn.social/@meNeither/116756051337051203

I improved the rendering of the sun a little bit. This opens up a lot more opportunities for great photo and wallpaper shots. 🙂

https://starlitter.info/?view-mode=3D&sun-position-active=1&sun-position-sync-time=1&time-mode=time-lapse&time-speed=0.69&audio=1&satellites=satcat&virtual-satellites=none&highlight-satellites=0&highlight-virtual-satellites=0&showstars=1&showearth=1&satellite-observer=iss&target-satellite=iss&target-satellite-mode=first-person&target-satellite-back-distance=0.00008&target-satellite-up-offset=0.000035&target-satellite-min-distance=0.000025&target-satellite-max-distance=0.02

#Astrophotography #Satellite #ISS #Starlink #SpaceX #OneWeb #MegaConstellations #Astronomy #NASA #Wallpaper

RE: https://mstdn.social/@meNeither/116745281165707281

Here are a few more shots.

https://starlitter.info/?view-mode=3D&sun-position-active=1&sun-position-sync-time=1&time-mode=time-lapse&time-speed=0.69&audio=1&satellites=satcat&virtual-satellites=none&highlight-satellites=0&highlight-virtual-satellites=0&showstars=1&showearth=1&satellite-observer=iss&target-satellite=iss&target-satellite-mode=first-person&target-satellite-back-distance=0.00008&target-satellite-up-offset=0.000035&target-satellite-min-distance=0.000025&target-satellite-max-distance=0.02

#Astrophotography #Satellite #Starlink #SpaceX #OneWeb #MegaConstellations #Astronomy #NASA #Wallpaper

RE: https://mstdn.social/@meNeither/116745281165707281

Here are a few more shots.

https://starlitter.info/?view-mode=3D&sun-position-active=1&sun-position-sync-time=1&time-mode=time-lapse&time-speed=0.69&audio=1&satellites=satcat&virtual-satellites=none&highlight-satellites=0&highlight-virtual-satellites=0&showstars=1&showearth=1&satellite-observer=iss&target-satellite=iss&target-satellite-mode=first-person&target-satellite-back-distance=0.00008&target-satellite-up-offset=0.000035&target-satellite-min-distance=0.000025&target-satellite-max-distance=0.02

#Astrophotography #Satellite #Starlink #SpaceX #OneWeb #MegaConstellations #Astronomy #NASA #Wallpaper

RE: https://mstdn.social/@meNeither/116745281165707281

Here are a few more shots.

https://starlitter.info/?view-mode=3D&sun-position-active=1&sun-position-sync-time=1&time-mode=time-lapse&time-speed=0.69&audio=1&satellites=satcat&virtual-satellites=none&highlight-satellites=0&highlight-virtual-satellites=0&showstars=1&showearth=1&satellite-observer=iss&target-satellite=iss&target-satellite-mode=first-person&target-satellite-back-distance=0.00008&target-satellite-up-offset=0.000035&target-satellite-min-distance=0.000025&target-satellite-max-distance=0.02

#Astrophotography #Satellite #Starlink #SpaceX #OneWeb #MegaConstellations #Astronomy #NASA #Wallpaper

RE: https://mstdn.social/@meNeither/116745281165707281

Here are a few more shots.

https://starlitter.info/?view-mode=3D&sun-position-active=1&sun-position-sync-time=1&time-mode=time-lapse&time-speed=0.69&audio=1&satellites=satcat&virtual-satellites=none&highlight-satellites=0&highlight-virtual-satellites=0&showstars=1&showearth=1&satellite-observer=iss&target-satellite=iss&target-satellite-mode=first-person&target-satellite-back-distance=0.00008&target-satellite-up-offset=0.000035&target-satellite-min-distance=0.000025&target-satellite-max-distance=0.02

#Astrophotography #Satellite #Starlink #SpaceX #OneWeb #MegaConstellations #Astronomy #NASA #Wallpaper

Fly around Earth aboard the ISS in StarLitter and capture amazing images!

https://starlitter.info/?view-mode=3D&sun-position-active=1&sun-position-sync-time=1&time-mode=time-lapse&time-speed=0.69&audio=1&satellites=satcat&virtual-satellites=none&highlight-satellites=0&highlight-virtual-satellites=0&showstars=1&showearth=1&satellite-observer=iss&target-satellite=iss&target-satellite-mode=first-person&target-satellite-back-distance=0.00008&target-satellite-up-offset=0.000035&target-satellite-min-distance=0.000025&target-satellite-max-distance=0.02

#Astrophotography #Satellite #Starlink #SpaceX #OneWeb #MegaConstellations #Astronomy #NASA #Wallpaper

Fly around Earth aboard the ISS in StarLitter and capture amazing images!

https://starlitter.info/?view-mode=3D&sun-position-active=1&sun-position-sync-time=1&time-mode=time-lapse&time-speed=0.69&audio=1&satellites=satcat&virtual-satellites=none&highlight-satellites=0&highlight-virtual-satellites=0&showstars=1&showearth=1&satellite-observer=iss&target-satellite=iss&target-satellite-mode=first-person&target-satellite-back-distance=0.00008&target-satellite-up-offset=0.000035&target-satellite-min-distance=0.000025&target-satellite-max-distance=0.02

#Astrophotography #Satellite #Starlink #SpaceX #OneWeb #MegaConstellations #Astronomy #NASA #Wallpaper

Fly around Earth aboard the ISS in StarLitter and capture amazing images!

https://starlitter.info/?view-mode=3D&sun-position-active=1&sun-position-sync-time=1&time-mode=time-lapse&time-speed=0.69&audio=1&satellites=satcat&virtual-satellites=none&highlight-satellites=0&highlight-virtual-satellites=0&showstars=1&showearth=1&satellite-observer=iss&target-satellite=iss&target-satellite-mode=first-person&target-satellite-back-distance=0.00008&target-satellite-up-offset=0.000035&target-satellite-min-distance=0.000025&target-satellite-max-distance=0.02

#Astrophotography #Satellite #Starlink #SpaceX #OneWeb #MegaConstellations #Astronomy #NASA #Wallpaper

Fly around Earth aboard the ISS in StarLitter and capture amazing images!

https://starlitter.info/?view-mode=3D&sun-position-active=1&sun-position-sync-time=1&time-mode=time-lapse&time-speed=0.69&audio=1&satellites=satcat&virtual-satellites=none&highlight-satellites=0&highlight-virtual-satellites=0&showstars=1&showearth=1&satellite-observer=iss&target-satellite=iss&target-satellite-mode=first-person&target-satellite-back-distance=0.00008&target-satellite-up-offset=0.000035&target-satellite-min-distance=0.000025&target-satellite-max-distance=0.02

#Astrophotography #Satellite #Starlink #SpaceX #OneWeb #MegaConstellations #Astronomy #NASA #Wallpaper

https://www.europesays.com/ie/513442/ Rocket launches are turning the upper atmosphere into an accidental climate experiment #Éire #IE #Ireland #megaconstellations #SatellitteLaunches #Science #UpperAtmosphere

Ooopsies! #BlueOrigin rocket explosion damages #NewGlenn launchpad in Florida

Everyone working in the area was “accounted for and safe" after the New Glenn explosion, according to Jeff Bezos.

By Emilee Speck, AccuWeather staff writer
Published May 29, 2026

https://www.accuweather.com/en/space-news/blue-origin-rocket-explosion-damages-new-glenn-launchpad-in-florida/1896121

#LowEarthOrbit #Megaconstellations
#RocketPollution #Grounded #AmazonSucks #TechBrosInSpace #SendTechBrosToMars

Ooopsies! #BlueOrigin rocket explosion damages #NewGlenn launchpad in Florida

Everyone working in the area was “accounted for and safe" after the New Glenn explosion, according to Jeff Bezos.

By Emilee Speck, AccuWeather staff writer
Published May 29, 2026

https://www.accuweather.com/en/space-news/blue-origin-rocket-explosion-damages-new-glenn-launchpad-in-florida/1896121

#LowEarthOrbit #Megaconstellations
#RocketPollution #Grounded #AmazonSucks #TechBrosInSpace #SendTechBrosToMars

Ooopsies! #BlueOrigin rocket explosion damages #NewGlenn launchpad in Florida

Everyone working in the area was “accounted for and safe" after the New Glenn explosion, according to Jeff Bezos.

By Emilee Speck, AccuWeather staff writer
Published May 29, 2026

https://www.accuweather.com/en/space-news/blue-origin-rocket-explosion-damages-new-glenn-launchpad-in-florida/1896121

#LowEarthOrbit #Megaconstellations
#RocketPollution #Grounded #AmazonSucks #TechBrosInSpace #SendTechBrosToMars

Ooopsies! #BlueOrigin rocket explosion damages #NewGlenn launchpad in Florida

Everyone working in the area was “accounted for and safe" after the New Glenn explosion, according to Jeff Bezos.

By Emilee Speck, AccuWeather staff writer
Published May 29, 2026

https://www.accuweather.com/en/space-news/blue-origin-rocket-explosion-damages-new-glenn-launchpad-in-florida/1896121

#LowEarthOrbit #Megaconstellations
#RocketPollution #Grounded #AmazonSucks #TechBrosInSpace #SendTechBrosToMars

BOOM! 💥 #BlueOrigin New Glenn rocket explodes on launch pad in Florida
By

Updated on: May 29, 2026

"A powerful New Glenn rocket owned by #JeffBezos' Blue Origin exploded in a spectacular fireball Thursday, sending billowing clouds of fire, smoke and flaming debris into the night sky in a tremendous conflagration visible for miles around.

"The explosion occurred around 9 p.m. EDT as engineers were counting down to a brief test firing of the New Glenn's seven methane-fueled BE-4 first stage engines at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Blue Origin was gearing up for a June launch to put a batch of Amazon #Leo internet #satellites into orbit.

"As the engines appeared to begin firing, something clearly went wrong at the base of the rocket. The 188-foot-tall first stage became enveloped in a rapidly growing fire and moments later, the 86-foot-tall upper stage could be seen tilting and starting to fall as the first stage apparently began collapsing.

"Then the vehicle suddenly exploded as its load of #methane fuel and liquid oxygen ignited in a roiling fireball."

Read more:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/blue-origin-new-glenn-rocket-explodes-launchpad-florida/

#LowEarthOrbit #Megaconstellations #RocketPollution #AmazonSucks #TechBrosInSpace #SendTechBrosToMars

BOOM! 💥 #BlueOrigin New Glenn rocket explodes on launch pad in Florida
By

Updated on: May 29, 2026

"A powerful New Glenn rocket owned by #JeffBezos' Blue Origin exploded in a spectacular fireball Thursday, sending billowing clouds of fire, smoke and flaming debris into the night sky in a tremendous conflagration visible for miles around.

"The explosion occurred around 9 p.m. EDT as engineers were counting down to a brief test firing of the New Glenn's seven methane-fueled BE-4 first stage engines at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Blue Origin was gearing up for a June launch to put a batch of Amazon #Leo internet #satellites into orbit.

"As the engines appeared to begin firing, something clearly went wrong at the base of the rocket. The 188-foot-tall first stage became enveloped in a rapidly growing fire and moments later, the 86-foot-tall upper stage could be seen tilting and starting to fall as the first stage apparently began collapsing.

"Then the vehicle suddenly exploded as its load of #methane fuel and liquid oxygen ignited in a roiling fireball."

Read more:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/blue-origin-new-glenn-rocket-explodes-launchpad-florida/

#LowEarthOrbit #Megaconstellations #RocketPollution #AmazonSucks #TechBrosInSpace #SendTechBrosToMars

BOOM! 💥 #BlueOrigin New Glenn rocket explodes on launch pad in Florida
By

Updated on: May 29, 2026

"A powerful New Glenn rocket owned by #JeffBezos' Blue Origin exploded in a spectacular fireball Thursday, sending billowing clouds of fire, smoke and flaming debris into the night sky in a tremendous conflagration visible for miles around.

"The explosion occurred around 9 p.m. EDT as engineers were counting down to a brief test firing of the New Glenn's seven methane-fueled BE-4 first stage engines at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Blue Origin was gearing up for a June launch to put a batch of Amazon #Leo internet #satellites into orbit.

"As the engines appeared to begin firing, something clearly went wrong at the base of the rocket. The 188-foot-tall first stage became enveloped in a rapidly growing fire and moments later, the 86-foot-tall upper stage could be seen tilting and starting to fall as the first stage apparently began collapsing.

"Then the vehicle suddenly exploded as its load of #methane fuel and liquid oxygen ignited in a roiling fireball."

Read more:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/blue-origin-new-glenn-rocket-explodes-launchpad-florida/

#LowEarthOrbit #Megaconstellations #RocketPollution #AmazonSucks #TechBrosInSpace #SendTechBrosToMars

BOOM! 💥 #BlueOrigin New Glenn rocket explodes on launch pad in Florida
By

Updated on: May 29, 2026

"A powerful New Glenn rocket owned by #JeffBezos' Blue Origin exploded in a spectacular fireball Thursday, sending billowing clouds of fire, smoke and flaming debris into the night sky in a tremendous conflagration visible for miles around.

"The explosion occurred around 9 p.m. EDT as engineers were counting down to a brief test firing of the New Glenn's seven methane-fueled BE-4 first stage engines at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Blue Origin was gearing up for a June launch to put a batch of Amazon #Leo internet #satellites into orbit.

"As the engines appeared to begin firing, something clearly went wrong at the base of the rocket. The 188-foot-tall first stage became enveloped in a rapidly growing fire and moments later, the 86-foot-tall upper stage could be seen tilting and starting to fall as the first stage apparently began collapsing.

"Then the vehicle suddenly exploded as its load of #methane fuel and liquid oxygen ignited in a roiling fireball."

Read more:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/blue-origin-new-glenn-rocket-explodes-launchpad-florida/

#LowEarthOrbit #Megaconstellations #RocketPollution #AmazonSucks #TechBrosInSpace #SendTechBrosToMars

Analyst on #China’s spent rocket stages: “Things only continue to get worse”

Spent upper stages are the most dangerous kind of #SpaceDebris.

Eric Berger – May 26, 2026

"Further growth is anticipated from both the company’s state-owned enterprises as well as a rapidly expanding number of private launch companies. There is nothing wrong with this, as China’s rapid growth in launch has been mirrored by the United States and, in particular, SpaceX.

"However there is an issue with these launches, as China appears to be ignoring long-established norms about disposing of the upper stages of rockets. These are the parts of the vehicle that separate from the first stage of a rocket and push a satellite or spacecraft into orbit."

[...]

" 'China… continues to abandon many rocket bodies in high low-Earth orbit,' Shell wrote on LinkedIn early Monday. 'The total mass of orbital debris is a key variable influencing the long-term sustainment of space. There is broad agreement that abandoning rocket body upper stages in long-lived orbits is not a best practice. In fact, all the major space-faring nations have acknowledged this.' ”

Read more:
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/05/analyst-on-chinas-spent-rocket-stages-things-only-continue-to-get-worse/

#SpaceJunk #KesslerSyndrome #KesslerEffect #Megaconstellations #DarkSkies #SpacePollution #SpaceX #LowEarthOrbit

Analyst on #China’s spent rocket stages: “Things only continue to get worse”

Spent upper stages are the most dangerous kind of #SpaceDebris.

Eric Berger – May 26, 2026

"Further growth is anticipated from both the company’s state-owned enterprises as well as a rapidly expanding number of private launch companies. There is nothing wrong with this, as China’s rapid growth in launch has been mirrored by the United States and, in particular, SpaceX.

"However there is an issue with these launches, as China appears to be ignoring long-established norms about disposing of the upper stages of rockets. These are the parts of the vehicle that separate from the first stage of a rocket and push a satellite or spacecraft into orbit."

[...]

" 'China… continues to abandon many rocket bodies in high low-Earth orbit,' Shell wrote on LinkedIn early Monday. 'The total mass of orbital debris is a key variable influencing the long-term sustainment of space. There is broad agreement that abandoning rocket body upper stages in long-lived orbits is not a best practice. In fact, all the major space-faring nations have acknowledged this.' ”

Read more:
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/05/analyst-on-chinas-spent-rocket-stages-things-only-continue-to-get-worse/

#SpaceJunk #KesslerSyndrome #KesslerEffect #Megaconstellations #DarkSkies #SpacePollution #SpaceX #LowEarthOrbit

Analyst on #China’s spent rocket stages: “Things only continue to get worse”

Spent upper stages are the most dangerous kind of #SpaceDebris.

Eric Berger – May 26, 2026

"Further growth is anticipated from both the company’s state-owned enterprises as well as a rapidly expanding number of private launch companies. There is nothing wrong with this, as China’s rapid growth in launch has been mirrored by the United States and, in particular, SpaceX.

"However there is an issue with these launches, as China appears to be ignoring long-established norms about disposing of the upper stages of rockets. These are the parts of the vehicle that separate from the first stage of a rocket and push a satellite or spacecraft into orbit."

[...]

" 'China… continues to abandon many rocket bodies in high low-Earth orbit,' Shell wrote on LinkedIn early Monday. 'The total mass of orbital debris is a key variable influencing the long-term sustainment of space. There is broad agreement that abandoning rocket body upper stages in long-lived orbits is not a best practice. In fact, all the major space-faring nations have acknowledged this.' ”

Read more:
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/05/analyst-on-chinas-spent-rocket-stages-things-only-continue-to-get-worse/

#SpaceJunk #KesslerSyndrome #KesslerEffect #Megaconstellations #DarkSkies #SpacePollution #SpaceX #LowEarthOrbit

Analyst on #China’s spent rocket stages: “Things only continue to get worse”

Spent upper stages are the most dangerous kind of #SpaceDebris.

Eric Berger – May 26, 2026

"Further growth is anticipated from both the company’s state-owned enterprises as well as a rapidly expanding number of private launch companies. There is nothing wrong with this, as China’s rapid growth in launch has been mirrored by the United States and, in particular, SpaceX.

"However there is an issue with these launches, as China appears to be ignoring long-established norms about disposing of the upper stages of rockets. These are the parts of the vehicle that separate from the first stage of a rocket and push a satellite or spacecraft into orbit."

[...]

" 'China… continues to abandon many rocket bodies in high low-Earth orbit,' Shell wrote on LinkedIn early Monday. 'The total mass of orbital debris is a key variable influencing the long-term sustainment of space. There is broad agreement that abandoning rocket body upper stages in long-lived orbits is not a best practice. In fact, all the major space-faring nations have acknowledged this.' ”

Read more:
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/05/analyst-on-chinas-spent-rocket-stages-things-only-continue-to-get-worse/

#SpaceJunk #KesslerSyndrome #KesslerEffect #Megaconstellations #DarkSkies #SpacePollution #SpaceX #LowEarthOrbit

Another nice morning 42km ride around Campanet before the heat built up too much.

Side note: took a swim at 11pm last night & watched endless Starjunk satellites cruise by on common orbits, often in pairs.

They weren’t faint – the owner of this house in the countryside has outdoor lights everywhere & I have no idea how to turn them off.

What ever happened to mitigating their brightness to at least below human threshold?

#Mallorca 🏝️
#CyclingLife 🚴‍♂️
#MegaConstellations 🛰️🛰️🛰️🛰️🛰️

Another nice morning 42km ride around Campanet before the heat built up too much.

Side note: took a swim at 11pm last night & watched endless Starjunk satellites cruise by on common orbits, often in pairs.

They weren’t faint – the owner of this house in the countryside has outdoor lights everywhere & I have no idea how to turn them off.

What ever happened to mitigating their brightness to at least below human threshold?

#Mallorca 🏝️
#CyclingLife 🚴‍♂️
#MegaConstellations 🛰️🛰️🛰️🛰️🛰️

Another nice morning 42km ride around Campanet before the heat built up too much.

Side note: took a swim at 11pm last night & watched endless Starjunk satellites cruise by on common orbits, often in pairs.

They weren’t faint – the owner of this house in the countryside has outdoor lights everywhere & I have no idea how to turn them off.

What ever happened to mitigating their brightness to at least below human threshold?

#Mallorca 🏝️
#CyclingLife 🚴‍♂️
#MegaConstellations 🛰️🛰️🛰️🛰️🛰️

Another nice morning 42km ride around Campanet before the heat built up too much.

Side note: took a swim at 11pm last night & watched endless Starjunk satellites cruise by on common orbits, often in pairs.

They weren’t faint – the owner of this house in the countryside has outdoor lights everywhere & I have no idea how to turn them off.

What ever happened to mitigating their brightness to at least below human threshold?

#Mallorca 🏝️
#CyclingLife 🚴‍♂️
#MegaConstellations 🛰️🛰️🛰️🛰️🛰️

Are Satellite Megaconstellations Accidentally Geoengineering the Earth?
https://atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug=are-satellite-megaconstellations-accidentally-geoengineering-the-earth
<p>We’ve been reporting a lot lately on the negative impacts of satellite constellations
#megaconstellations #geoengineering #accidentally

Are Satellite Megaconstellations Accidentally Geoengineering the Earth?
https://atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug=are-satellite-megaconstellations-accidentally-geoengineering-the-earth
<p>We’ve been reporting a lot lately on the negative impacts of satellite constellations
#megaconstellations #geoengineering #accidentally

@sciencedirect.com

The cis-lunar ecosystem — A systems model and scenarios of the resource industry and its impact
Author links open overlay panel
Marc-Andre Chavy-Macdonald

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0094576521003143

#CisLunar #Economy #Spaceflight #Artemis #MegaConstellations #Mining
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