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Bytes Europe<p>Starship explosion raises questions about risk to public, environment <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/662768/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/662768/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AaronBoley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AaronBoley</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DebrisField" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DebrisField</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FederalAviationAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalAviationAdministration</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MoribaJah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoribaJah</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/risks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>risks</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Starship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starship</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TestFlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TestFlight</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UniversityOfTexasAustin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityOfTexasAustin</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UpperStage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UpperStage</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>’s <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/LongMarch6A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LongMarch6A</span></a> is making a mess in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/lowEarthorbit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lowEarthorbit</span></a><br>The <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/upperstage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>upperstage</span></a> from a Chinese rocket has broken apart in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a>, creating a debris field of at least 700 objects in one of the most heavily-trafficked zones in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/LEO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LEO</span></a>. At this altitude, it will take decades or centuries for the wispy effect of aerodynamic drag to pull the debris back into the atmosphere. As the objects drift lower, their orbits will cross paths with SpaceX's <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a>, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ISS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ISS</span></a> and other crew <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacecraft</span></a><br><a href="https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/us-military-tracks-more-than-300-pieces-of-debris-from-chinese-launch/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/</span><span class="invisible">us-military-tracks-more-than-300-pieces-of-debris-from-chinese-launch/</span></a></p>
Spaceflight 🚀<p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ISS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ISS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spacewalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>spacewalk</span></a> canceled as of <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SpaceDebris" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SpaceDebris</span></a> 🗑️ ☄️ <br />Debris Avoidance Maneuver 📆 Dec. 21 <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/trackingdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>trackingdata</span></a> showed a close approach of a <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/fragment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fragment</span></a> of <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Russian</span></a> Fregat-SB <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/upperstage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>upperstage</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/debris" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>debris</span></a>. It was <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/estimated" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>estimated</span></a> that the debris could have passed less than a quarter of a mile from the station <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2022/12/21/space-station-maneuvers-to-avoid-debris-after-conjunction-postpones-spacewalk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/20</span><span class="invisible">22/12/21/space-station-maneuvers-to-avoid-debris-after-conjunction-postpones-spacewalk</span></a></p><p>Picture : Samantha <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Cristoforetti" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cristoforetti</span></a> outfitting the <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/European" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>European</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/robot" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>robot</span></a> arm 📆 21 July 2022 <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ISS-67_Spacewalker_Samantha_Cristoforetti_works_outside_the_Nauka_module.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil</span><span class="invisible">e:ISS-67_Spacewalker_Samantha_Cristoforetti_works_outside_the_Nauka_module.jpg</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/HumanSpaceflightSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HumanSpaceflightSecurity</span></a></p>
RTN<p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> # <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Raumstation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Raumstation</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ISS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ISS</span></a></p><p>".. Station conducted a Pre-Determined <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Debris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Debris</span></a> Avoidance Maneuver (<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PDAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDAM</span></a>) today, Dec. 21, at 8:42 a.m. EST. The decision to conduct the maneuver was based on tracking data .. close approach to station of a fragment of Russian <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/FregatSB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FregatSB</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/upperstage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>upperstage</span></a> debris."</p><p>".. Progress 81 thrusters fired for 10 min. 21 sec. .."</p><p>"Without the maneuver .. the debris could have passed less than a quarter of a mile from the station"</p><p><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2022/12/21/space-station-maneuvers-to-avoid-debris-after-conjunction-postpones-spacewalk/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/20</span><span class="invisible">22/12/21/space-station-maneuvers-to-avoid-debris-after-conjunction-postpones-spacewalk/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Raumfahrt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Raumfahrt</span></a> 21.12.2022</p>