Two thousand tiny satellitesEncircling round a sphereInternet provider forThose below down here Musk is at the wheel in thisNothing stopping ElonAll ahead for glory-netThree cheers for Musk, our Elon ‘Ray ‘ray ‘ray Don MatthewsDecember 2022
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Space Junk, Thunk
Flying round earth are 100And 30 million pieces of space junkDropped toolbag, dead satellites, frozen urineWhich on satellites would go more than thunk Don MatthewsJune 2021
The Noaa-N Prime Satellite Drop
Year: 2003Location: Sunnyvale, CaliforniaCompany: Lockheed Martin Space SystemsEstimated Damage Value: $135 million* Satellites might look like big, inelegant hunks of metal, but they’re complex pieces of machinery that take a ton of money and expertise to make. So, when one gets knocked over, it’s not a case of simply sticking it back together with glue. Back inContinue reading “The Noaa-N Prime Satellite Drop”
Global Broadband Bid
5am risers in Sydney Saw OFO lights in the sky The obvious question they then asked Was where did they come from, and why? Was just Elon Musk launching satellites 58 (with his billionaire hand) Purpose? He’s making a bid for A low-cost and global broadband Don MatthewsAugust 2020
Flippant, Comic, and Serious 