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The cosmic litterbugs

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jun/16/nasa-rover-sighting-reignites-fears-about-human-space-debris

#space #junk #debris #nasa

Nasa rover sighting reignites fears about human space debris

Object thought to be piece of thermal blanket from when Perseverance touched down on planet
Hannah Devlin (The Guardian)
#space #nasa #debris #junk
in reply to Aral Balkan

Aral Balkan
Aral Balkan
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“The Outer Space Treaty of 1967 created an obligation under international law to avoid the harmful contamination of outer space, the moon and other celestial bodies…”

Meanwhile, Elon Musk: “oi, I’ve got an idea, why don’t I launch my fucking car into space for shits, giggles, and PR?”

Everyone: “ooh, he’s so smart, he will save us all”

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jun/16/nasa-rover-sighting-reignites-fears-about-human-space-debris

#elonMusk #space #junk

Nasa rover sighting reignites fears about human space debris

Object thought to be piece of thermal blanket from when Perseverance touched down on planet
Hannah Devlin (The Guardian)
#space #elonmusk #junk
in reply to Aral Balkan

Jigme Datse
Jigme Datse
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Not everyone... But sadly it seems like a lot of the covering of what he did was, "man he's so smart." Which really sucks because I think he's a fucking idiot. He *may* be intelligent, but I'm not sure about that. He's good at convincing people that his harmful ideas are somehow at worst, "poorly conceived" rather than actually harmful.
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