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Falcon 9 on track to launch more in 2025 than the Space Shuttle's 30-year history (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 5 months ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/spaceflightmemes@sh.itjust.works

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[–] mech@feddit.org -1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I guess denying our grandchildren the chance to ever see fireflies wasn't enough, we need to take away the night sky, too.

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

did you see much artificial stuff in the night sky?

[–] mech@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

As a kid, I saw a few satellites.
But it was more like "awesome, there is one!" when you've been staring into the sky for hours.
Now, whenever I'm somewhere I can even see the night sky properly, there will almost always be one within view.

And I haven't seen the Milky Way in a long time.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 7 points 5 months ago

Not seeing the Milky Way is a local light problem, not a satellite problem.

I can see the Milky Way on some nights, and I'm in a suburb of a large US city. If I drive just a few miles away it's even easier to see.