I wonder if salvaging the orbiting debris may become profitable sometime in the near future.
privatelypublic•3h ago
Unless people are buying that orbit- never.
dotancohen•3h ago
The debris is worthless. The orbit, were it freed of debris, may be valuable.
worthless-trash•2h ago
Whoever pays for the cleaning benefits anyone putting things into orbit, and bears the cost (without the profit) of that orbits previous space usage.
Cleaning up someone elses space trash has the same problem that cleaning up someone elses earth trash, the lesson is never learned and it creates a habit of not being responsible for your own garbage.
bix6•2h ago
Not necessarily profitable but necessary. Debris will kill other satellites as it drifts to other orbits.
timewizard•3h ago
> The event comes as a surprise given that the satellite only was in operation for seven years, while other satellites like it are rated for between 15 to 20 years of work. "We are coordinating with the satellite manufacturer, Boeing, and government agencies to analyze data and observations," Intelsat officials added in their statement.
Yea. Hard to figure out.
bix6•2h ago
Can we let Boeing fail already? The vacuum would allow others to step in. You know people who actually want to make flying things that work.
pclmulqdq•2h ago
As funny as this is, sometimes shit happens in space. We may be seeing early effects of having a huge amount of orbiting space junk.
zeristor•4h ago