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saturnsnephew t1_j3oa5dr wrote

Reply to comment by Lucas_7437 in Dead NASA satellite returns to Earth after 38 years | CNN by dem676

No it's not. America will do everything in their power to prevent debris from landing on inhabited areas. China and Russia literally poison they're people with every launch and China doesn't give a fuck where it's debris falls. The difference is the US tries to prevent this where the other knowingly does things that will cause harm.

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Overcriticalengineer t1_j3o8gev wrote

Reply to comment by Lucas_7437 in Dead NASA satellite returns to Earth after 38 years | CNN by dem676

It’s also a satellite from almost forty years ago, versus a rocket stage launched in the past year. It also provided data for twenty years, instead of the fifteen minutes of utility that the rocket stage provided.

Edit: To add about the utility of the satellite: “That data helped shape the Montreal Protocol Agreement, an international agreement signed in 1987 by dozens of countries, that resulted in a dramatic decrease around the globe in the use of ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) – chemicals once commonly used in aerosol sprays, refrigeration and air conditioners.”

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