On 18/01/2024 00:21, Rich wrote:
Sure, it could be allowed to float, to gather more data since some of
its experiments are working, but they've decided to burn it up in a
vain attempt to salvage some of their reputation. "Collision
hazard?" Yeah, a 3ft object, in a sphere 7500 miles in diameter. A
real threat...
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67962397
Doing moon landings on the cheap with a private company has its risks.
They aren't called Astrobotchit for nothing.
It seems a bit premature to me to de-orbit it unless they really are
losing fuel so fast that they have to do it now or never.
On the plus side one thing that Pergrines do very well is dive.
There is already way too much space junk orbiting the Earth as it is -
we don't need any more left up there waiting for a collision.
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Martin Brown
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