Will Star Chain "smash people to death"? SpaceX refutes the US government: absurd, unreasonable

Source: Global TimesCan Musk's star chain "kill people"? Recently, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) submitted a report to the US Congress stating that the SpaceX satellite system poses a "serious risk" that could lead to aviation accidents and casualties. This report sparked a fierce response from SpaceX

Source: Global Times

Can Musk's star chain "kill people"? Recently, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) submitted a report to the US Congress stating that the SpaceX satellite system poses a "serious risk" that could lead to aviation accidents and casualties. This report sparked a fierce response from SpaceX.

According to the latest report by the FAA, as of 2035, the carrier rockets and satellites used in the Star Chain program will generate a large amount of debris, with 28000 pieces of debris likely to break through the atmosphere and hit the ground. At that time, on average, one person on Earth will be "killed or injured" by the debris every two years.

It is understood that the main analysis and data of the latest report by FAA are from a non-profit research organization called Aerospace Company in California, USA. SpaceX Company responded strongly to the report on the 9th, claiming that it was "absurd, unreasonable, and inaccurate" and requesting federal regulatory authorities to "correct" it.

SpaceX Chief Engineer Goldstein criticized the report's content for "serious flaws", stating that their conclusions were based on "speculation, assumptions, and outdated research methods". In a letter to the FAA, SpaceX claimed that the company's obsolete old satellites would be fully burned down and destroyed after entering the atmosphere, and there would be no falling event. The company also stated in the letter that since February 2020, a total of 325 satellite chain satellites have ended their service and left orbit, but so far there has been no satellite debris on the ground. CNN stated that the FAA is evaluating SpaceX's appeal. (Liu Haoran)

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