3.25.2018

Aerospace entertainment! Take that, Netflix.


Rich People Will Soon Be Able To Buy Fake Meteor Showers On Demand
BuzzFeed News

In the latest scheme of the booming private space industry, a Japanese company proposes to light up the night with made-to-order shooting stars. But some experts worry about space clutter, and the scary consequences of these artificial meteors hitting important satellites. Read the full story

"The brainchild of University of Tokyo astronomer Lena Okajima, the spacecraft will circle the globe and kick out 15 to 20 small metallic pebbles on command. Those seeds, less than half an inch wide, will blaze overhead for a few bright seconds over the city of the buyer's choice."

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