Beep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agoA million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on Earthnews.ubc.caexternal-linkmessage-square118fedilinkarrow-up1560arrow-down15
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minus-squareharrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 hours 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-squareImgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 hours agoDo they have those at Walmart?
minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours 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.
minus-squareharrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoProbably. I imagine you could probably get one at a gun show in Texas
minus-squareharrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 hours agoOh yeah. I keep forgetting about that. I suppose I need to study it a little more to make it stick.
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.
Do they have those at Walmart?
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.
Probably. I imagine you could probably get one at a gun show in Texas
Kessler syndrome though.
Oh yeah. I keep forgetting about that. I suppose I need to study it a little more to make it stick.