cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/11636550
Opinion piece by Sierra Solter, “a plasma physicist, engineer, and inventor who studies the intersection of heliophysics and aerospace”. Relevant quote:
Upon investigating just how much dust in the form of satellite and rocket debris the space industry has dumped into the ionosphere during re-entry, I was alarmed to find that it is currently multiple Eiffel Tower’s worth of metallic ash. I wouldn’t have even been able to calculate that at all without a scientist’s personally run website. Our ozone is mere pennies thick, and soon we will be putting at least an Eiffel Tower’s worth of metallic ash a year directly into the ionosphere. And all of that will stay there, indefinitely.
How could we possibly think that burning trash in our atmosphere 24/7 is going to be fine?
Ah, nice, some actually good criticism. I wasn’t 100% sold on the claims but it seemed like there’s some merit to it, but the “superconductor” stuff really does make the whole thing seem a bit iffy