Comment by ceejayoz Comment by ceejayoz a day ago 4 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News It wasn’t at orbital speeds yet.
Copy Link ricardobeat a day ago Collapse Comment - Over 21000km/h when it broke up, compared to ~28k for stuff orbiting in LEO. Should still go quite far. Reply View | 3 replies Copy Link ceejayoz a day ago Parent Collapse Comment - Yes, although drag is gonna be… substantially higher like this as well. Reply View | 2 replies Copy Link InDubioProRubio 21 hours ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - Does melting down not reshape metallic particles into ideal droplett parts ? Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link ceejayoz 20 hours ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - No.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/world/africa/kenya-space-... Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link ceejayoz a day ago Parent Collapse Comment - Yes, although drag is gonna be… substantially higher like this as well. Reply View | 2 replies Copy Link InDubioProRubio 21 hours ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - Does melting down not reshape metallic particles into ideal droplett parts ? Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link ceejayoz 20 hours ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - No.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/world/africa/kenya-space-... Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link InDubioProRubio 21 hours ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - Does melting down not reshape metallic particles into ideal droplett parts ? Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link ceejayoz 20 hours ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - No.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/world/africa/kenya-space-... Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link ceejayoz 20 hours ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - No.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/world/africa/kenya-space-... Reply View | 0 replies
Over 21000km/h when it broke up, compared to ~28k for stuff orbiting in LEO. Should still go quite far.