BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Civil Aviation@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 months agoUnited Airlines is adding free Starlink Wi-Fi to all of its planeswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up131arrow-down1external-linkUnited Airlines is adding free Starlink Wi-Fi to all of its planeswww.theverge.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Civil Aviation@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremholiv@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoI’m no fan of Musk, but is there any proof that starlink damages the ozone?
minus-squareCO5MO ✨@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoWithin the next 30 years, concentrations of ozone-damaging aluminum oxides in the atmosphere could increase by 650%. https://www.space.com/megaconstellations-threat-to-ozone-layer-recovery
minus-squaremholiv@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoAhh. It’s just satellites in general. This makes sense. Hopefully the mega constellations move away from aluminum to something like titanium or even steel.
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I’m no fan of Musk, but is there any proof that starlink damages the ozone?
Within the next 30 years, concentrations of ozone-damaging aluminum oxides in the atmosphere could increase by 650%.
https://www.space.com/megaconstellations-threat-to-ozone-layer-recovery
Ahh. It’s just satellites in general. This makes sense. Hopefully the mega constellations move away from aluminum to something like titanium or even steel.