"Musk, like the Wise Son in the Three-Body Problem, seems to block the way for human space observation and outer space exploration. In this case, reasoning is useless, and we should learn how the Russians can make the Onsa Britons second-hand trick. ”
Tomoko Musk
Recently, Musk has been pushed to the cusp of the storm again.
Musk's Starlink has now launched more than a thousand satellites. But Musk's satellites are small, at just 227 kilograms each. These satellites form a global constellation of satellites in an altitude of 550 kilometers.
Although these satellites are small, they are highly reflective, and their light pollution occupies the night sky. Astronomers around the world have warned that the number of visible satellites in the star chain will exceed the number of visible stars, and their brightness at optical and radio wavelengths will seriously affect scientific observations. Because satellites can change their orbits autonomously, it is not possible to schedule observation time to avoid them. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) and the National Radio Observatory (NRAO) issued an official statement expressing concern about the matter.
The astronomical telescope for observing comets was painted by Musk's star-chain satellite cluster
The ubiquity of starlink satellites almost makes it impossible for ground-based astronomical telescopes to work
In addition to interfering with astronomical observations, Musk's Starchain satellite constellation also mass-produced space junk. Because of the low cost and small size of the Starlink satellites, there have been a large number of failed and out-of-control satellites, which float on high orbits, wrapping the earth tightly and seriously threatening the safety of the earth's launch of spacecraft into outer space.
The airtight garbage satellite network has turned the launch of outer spacecraft into a high-risk "drilling net" operation
In "Three-Body", Tomoko is an artificial intelligence created by the Three-Body Man, which can exist in the form of elementary particles and can simultaneously attack a large number of elementary particle experimental devices on Earth, making experimental data errors or randomization, thereby locking up the basic science of Earth. Musk has blocked the window of human space observation by launching a large number of junk satellites, and may also close the channels for human exploration in outer space. It is really a "wise son" who blocks the scientific and technological progress of all mankind.
Intentional or unintentional?
Recently, the Starlink satellites have been in trouble again.
Musk's Starlink satellite, which in July, has a satellite numbered Starlink 1095, suddenly lowered its altitude to a low orbit of 370-380 kilometers, which is the orbit of China's Tiangong Space Station.
The sudden reduction in altitude of the starlink satellite may directly hit the Tiangong space station, and at this time, three Chinese astronauts are stationed on the space station, posing a great security risk to the Chinese personnel. The Chinese side had to consume valuable space station fuel and urgently change the orbit to avoid it.
After this, on October 21 this year, another Starlink satellite (number 2035) suddenly descended from an orbit of 550 kilometers into the orbit of Tiangong. In order to avoid the impact, the Tiangong once again made an emergency avoidance.
Internationally, outer space orbits are strictly regulated, satellite and spacecraft orbits are reported and approved in advance, and large-scale orbit changes without reporting are not allowed, because they will threaten other spacecraft in orbit. Musk's star chain is so "rampage", it is really unruly. In accordance with the United Nations Outer Space Convention, China has officially asked for an explanation for the "disaster" of Starlink.
In fact, StarLink is not the first time it has broken into trouble.
In June 2019, SpaceX said it planned to de-orbit three Starchain satellites in order to "test the spacecraft's propulsion system." As a result, Starlink 44 almost collided with the European Space Agency's Fengshen meteorological satellite. In order to avoid a collision, ESA urgently re-orbited Fengshen, resulting in a shortened lifespan of the satellite.
Is Musk's StarLink unintentionally "breaking into trouble", or is it deliberate?
It may be a bit heavy to say that it is deliberate, but at least it is a disregard for the safety of other countries' aircraft. After all, compared with the heavyweight weather satellite of Fengshen or the expensive space station of Tiangong, the satellite of Starlink is very cheap, and it is easy to supplement it by crashing one or two, so at least it is "unscrupulous".
When you look at Starlink's treatment of America's own aircraft, it's two completely different attitudes. The rampage starlink satellites, when they hit NASA, immediately changed their faces.
At the beginning of this year, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) signed an agreement with SpaceX to activate the "Starlink" satellite to start the autonomous collision avoidance function in the case that the "Starlink" satellite may dangerously "pass by" with NASA's spacecraft. It also stipulates that all responsibility for the collision will be borne by SpaceX. And SpaceX needs to notify NASA at least a week before launching the Starlink satellite.
When it encounters other countries' spacecraft, it will rampage, and when it encounters NASA, it will take the initiative to give in, does this not explain the problem?
Strength and rules
The space intrusion of the US Starlink satellite is actually quite quite an Anglo-Saxon character characteristics: when it can be beaten, it is overbearing and can do whatever it wants; when it cannot be beaten, it is necessary to preach the royal way, bring out the rules and the rule of law, and ask everyone to abide by the rules together.
The most typical is the Treaty on the Limitation of Nuclear Weapons. When Soviet nuclear missiles could not reach the United States, the United States frantically deployed nuclear missiles to the soviet front of the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe. In the Cuban crisis, when soviet nuclear missiles were likely to reach the United States, they began to talk about nuclear arms control, set rules, and did not lay missiles on each other's doorsteps.
More recent examples are The British, who fired their mouths and cannons in Ukraine and Russia, and were so fierce that even female defense chiefs climbed into tanks to show off their might.
As a result, Russia has been increasing its troops recently, and it seems to have assumed the attitude of being tough and hard, and The British who was still driving this tank was immediately instigated. At the first time, it was said that the British army had prepared a battle plan for the first retreat after the Russian attack.
The French said that if the copyright fee was paid, how could I directly copy my script?
Musk's space rampage is also a truth.
NASA can stop Musk's contract, cut off Musk's income, of course, Starlink will honestly talk with NASA to ensure that if there is a risk of collision, Starlink will take the initiative to avoid itself. ESA and Tiangong can't do anything to Musk, so The Starlink can naturally rampage without scruples.
Chinese always pays attention to etiquette before soldiers, and it seems that in the eyes of the star chain, it has become weak and deceitful.
Musk, you can think clearly, the satellite business has little to do with China, but Tesla's factory can be in Shanghai. In addition, even if Tesla withdraws its investment and moves away, don't think that the China Aviation Administration has no way to cure you. The Tiangong has a long manipulator and large scissors.