The funny thing is that we have been doing a lot about it lately, most launch providers these days take care to ensure that their spent boosters reenter and satellite operators include provisions for moving them to graveyard orbits when they're done.

Except China, who have continued to be rather sloppy when it comes to disposing of their boosters. Maybe this will give them a nudge.

Make more. Kessler syndrome would be a net positive for the world at this point.

Good. Starlink, spy satellites, golden domes and dreams of rods from gods or nukes in space. Humanity can be grounded for a few decades.

Thank you for your asshole’s service.

For the plane, they concluded it was a weather balloon, the company owning the balloon has made a statement in which they confirm that they lost a balloon at a time/location compatible with the incident, and will fully cooperate with investigator and also support new regulations to make sure it won't happen again.

I think they worked out that was a weather balloon.