Comment on Can someone fact check this
Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 2 months agoNASA are so dumb for sending their satellites all the way into space. Why don’t they simply float them above the trees as the majestic owl teaches us?
Comment on Can someone fact check this
Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 2 months agoNASA are so dumb for sending their satellites all the way into space. Why don’t they simply float them above the trees as the majestic owl teaches us?
prime_number_314159@lemmy.world 2 months ago
They would hit the mountains at that height, and the FAA requires them to be up above airplane traffic anyways. After that, it gets crowded right above the launch pads, and sometimes there’s shooting stars and stuff, so some satellites are forced to go even higher.
AA5B@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Wait, which mountains are between the us and Europe again?
SapientLasagna@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
It’s either over the mountains, or your owl will have to thread the needle between the Azores and Greenland.