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Re:Danish pension fund excludes SpaceX citing governance and... by eigenspace on Saturday May 30, 2026 @07:18AM (#48335027)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_bombardment

The idea is to use tungsten because of the high melting point and hardness so that it survives re-entry in order to best strike the rival datacentre.

Re:Danish pension fund excludes SpaceX citing governance and... by kergonath on Saturday May 30, 2026 @07:10PM (#48341483)
This has zero advantage over drones or ICBMs. It’s a joke, a Cold War fever dream.
Re:Danish pension fund excludes SpaceX citing governance and... by eigenspace on Sunday May 31, 2026 @05:02AM (#48344124)
It was a joke, but now it's a totally serious proposal because it can help with heat dissipation in orbital datacenters. Very serious. No joking here.