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Re:SpaceX Punched a Hole in the Ionosphere by TaylorAlexander on Friday July 28, 2023 @08:09PM (#36915168)
Another way of putting it is that it could potentially affect 40 million people.
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Re:SpaceX Punched a Hole in the Ionosphere by eru on Friday July 28, 2023 @09:31PM (#36915835)
There are areas of the globe that are more densely populated than California.

But on the other hand, you typically don't launch rockets there.

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Re:SpaceX Punched a Hole in the Ionosphere by TaylorAlexander on Saturday July 29, 2023 @12:36PM (#36921905)
Oh I was assuming the launch was actually from Vandeburg in California and that’s why people said the hole was the size of California. But it could have been from Florida.
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