FCC approves the (((Reflect Orbital))) Eärendil-1, an orbital mirror designed to redirect sunlight onto the earth after dark - Kotaku In Action 2

FCC approves the (((Reflect Orbital))) Eärendil-1, an orbital mirror designed to redirect sunlight onto the earth after dark (archive.ph)

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– forabetterhomepage 9 points 4 days ago +9 / -0

I know nothing about the technicalities, but 50,000 satellites by 2035 seems insane. It looks like right now there are only around 15,000 in orbit, with Starlink accounting for over half the total. There has to be a finite total amount of things we can launch into orbit and someone to decide which projects are actually worth including.

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– The_Shadow_of_Intent 6 points 4 days ago +6 / -0

Homemade anti-satellite rockets coming by 2031

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