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arrow-up1937arrow-down1external-linkA million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on Earthnews.ubc.caBeep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square223fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareharrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 days agoGood ole brute force is the best method, though, as you said, targeting is a huge problem. Basically you need a low Earth orbit shotgun.
minus-squareharrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 days agoOh yeah. I keep forgetting about that. I suppose I need to study it a little more to make it stick.
minus-squareImgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 days agoDo they have those at Walmart?
minus-squareharrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoProbably. I imagine you could probably get one at a gun show in Texas
minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoi remember some startup tried to build a slingshot to shoot satellites into orbit with something like a bit catapult. that was 5 years ago, haven’t heard of them since.
Good ole brute force is the best method, though, as you said, targeting is a huge problem. Basically you need a low Earth orbit shotgun.
Kessler syndrome though.
Oh yeah. I keep forgetting about that. I suppose I need to study it a little more to make it stick.
Do they have those at Walmart?
Probably. I imagine you could probably get one at a gun show in Texas
i remember some startup tried to build a slingshot to shoot satellites into orbit with something like a bit catapult. that was 5 years ago, haven’t heard of them since.