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Our precious oceans cannot sustain these extreme contamination events

Oceans are precious. They are not dumping grounds for rockets. See some of my previous blogs: https://borderslynn.com/2023/03/30/disastrous-oil-spills-that-wreck-our-marine-life/ And https://borderslynn.com/2026/01/19/underwater-tsunamis-beneath-antarctica-research/ And https://borderslynn.com/2026/07/28/sea-rise-global-map/ For growing records of soace debris in our oceans see: Orbital Debris EnvironmentSpace Debris Map Real-time tracking of 31,221+ … Continue reading →

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Prospect of Orbital Data Centres – or how to further harm Earth

This is an extract from a piece by a researcher in The Conversation: Most plans for orbital data centres depend on the future success of SpaceX’s heavy-lift Starship. But every Starship launch burns over 1,000 tonnes of liquid methane, releasing around 80,000 tonnes … Continue reading →

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