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Re:There's a metal asteroid out there worth $10k quadrillion by dmd on Thursday October 29, 2020 @04:40PM (#24935497)
> In the long long term, isn't it reasonable to assume that Earth may end up losing mass due to space launches?

Earth masses 6e24 kg. SpaceX Starship can carry 1e5 kg. Suppose a MILLION fully loaded Starships launched EVERY SECOND, starting now.

It would take 20000 years of that for earth to lose 1% of its mass.

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