Ten minutes after liftoff, SpaceX cut its own live feed on the Starfall demonstration flight. No orbit confirmation, no payload description, no further commentary. It was the kind of silence usually reserved for national security launches, and it was enough
  • PierceTheBubble@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    3 days ago

    In the context of spy satellites, (nuclear) weapons and drone bases in orbit, I honestly can’t wait for the Kessler effect to materialize. Russia has demonstrated it could destroy a defunct Soviet satellite in orbit using a missile, and with tensions rising, alongside the number of objects placed in orbit, it doesn’t seem like a matter of if, but rather a matter of when it unfolds.

  • Rioting Pacifist@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Hasn’t this clearly been the plan for years, surprised this is a a surprise to anyone. When musk was talking about delivering payloads anywhere in the world in under an hour, he’s wasn’t talking about getting you toilet paper quicker (or solving world hunger)

  • NM_Gringo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Just as soon as Ketamine Man gets his rockets to stop blowing up or looking like crispy critters when they ditch in the ocean.