[ExI] [Extropolis] The Starlink-Ukraine Scandal, Phase 2

[ddraig@pobox.com]

On Tuesday, 27 October 2026, <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:
>
> Dwayne, if StarLink is seen as a military system, the commies might
> consider it fair game for anti-satellite weapons.  If they start taking out
> StarLinks, Kessler syndrome is inevitable.  Then the days of
> astrophotography are over.
>
>

Everything is a viable target in time of war,  I would take it as a given
that if they are targeting satellites, starlink would be the #2 target
after actual military targets (and probably #1, because the starlink units
would almost certainly be easier to destroy than military satellites).

On the plus side, maybe the Kessler Syndrome would reduce everything to
rapidly-moving dust, too small for my telescopes to image. That wouldn't be
so bad.

Dwayne

ps: I thought I was subbed as dwayne at pobox.com, but that address seems to
be bouncing?


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