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Natalie Davis 🇺🇸🇵🇹🇺🇦

#SpaceKaren is a straight up Bond villain without the charm.

"Elon Musk’s Unmatched Power in the Stars

(...) While Mr. Musk is hailed as a genius innovator, he alone can decide to shut down Starlink internet access for a customer or country, and he has the ability to leverage sensitive information that the service gathers. Such concerns have been heightened because no companies or governments have come close to matching what he has built.

In Ukraine, some fears have been realized. Mr. Musk has restricted Starlink access multiple times during the war, people familiar with the situation said. At one point, he denied the Ukrainian military’s request to turn on Starlink near Crimea, the Russian-controlled territory, affecting battlefield strategy. Last year, he publicly floated a “peace plan” for the war that seemed aligned with Russian interests."

Gift article đź”—: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/07/28/business/starlink.html?unlocked_article_code=bjhAkHcKWNWP5qrb3jZStkjCKOYHNOqptrCrLAKE7AfNfoWw-IUjOTRqSI5-26J38LNYBDvFZoZrxbeFpRFMibCmUP9W4rq_9mnRTTFMzfASDe_KiuLN67VIKh5Si09GHW-RGqGM_x8d0XKMcQOMMn-7Tuu1oXiIxrDjOg8GjMMWHPSNZIsQmidmq36Ej6GDpAOQxFhLBkUC15LIiOwHKNJWxZl0BlVH9RV4pvJJ-dz1_8Ao8zuvNkqOBzczbyAQPWMafdN9J8Mvf_cH0jrUbxG3iDOhU2wRIGqGkxXB05-pCnZKUfAHcGIrrMcLd5008GjkZhYSF_A4CCP4EarDbMfBSQ&smid=nytcore-android-share

#Starlink #ElonMusk
#Ukraine #StandWithUkraine
#Russia #RussiaIsATerroristState

With Starlink, Elon Musk’s Satellite Dominance Is Raising Global Alarms

The tech billionaire has become the dominant power in satellite internet technology. The ways he is wielding that influence are raising global alarms.

The New York Times
Jul 30, 2023 at 11:52pmWeb
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All that, plus he is wrecking terrestrial #astronomy >>> https://www.astronomy.com/science/megaconstellations-are-changing-the-night-sky-forever-forcing-astronomers-to-adapt/

- Investigations that rely on detecting objects close to twilight will be severely hindered... discovering near-Earth asteroids... potential threats that could impact Earth
- Ever-present disruption of satellite streaks... a lot harder to obtain a smooth background sky to calibrate observations... can affect measurements of key phenomena like gravitational lensing

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#StarLink

Megaconstellations are changing the night sky forever, forcing astronomers to adapt

As companies like SpaceX continue to rush satellites to orbit, the streaks they create in astronomical images are becoming problematic.

Astronomy Magazine
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- Any study relying on spectroscopy... will be susceptible to surprise satellite photobombs.
- As the active satellite population grows, so will the amount of space junk, from sources like collisions, rocket explosions, and even micrometeroids sandblasting away bits of solar panels. This diffuse cloud of debris will reflect and scatter light, which studies suggest will brighten the overall sky background.

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#StarLink

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- Radio astronomers are also extremely concerned, as all these satellites transmit information down to Earth, which can interfere with astronomical observations.

More astronomy concerns >>> https://spacenews.com/astronomers-renew-concerns-about-starlink-satellite-brightness/ and https://www.space.com/kessler-syndrome-space-debris

Screwing up radio astronomy >>>https://www.space.com/starlink-electronics-hum-disturbs-radio-astronomy

And we haven't even addressed the Kessler Syndrome which promises to destroy everything in low earth orbit (LEO) >>> https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/Kessler-Syndrome

#StarLink

Astronomers renew concerns about Starlink satellite brightness

As SpaceX gears up for another launch of Starlink satellites, astronomers are concerned the company maybe backsliding in efforts to reduce their brightness.

SpaceNews
Show threadYeekasooseJul 31, 2023

@NatalieDavis

Whatever happened to US "national security"? How can Musk just make international politics without getting a talking to from the CIA or whoever takes care of this stuff? This is getting ridiculous.

Show threadVeza85UEJul 31, 2023
@NatalieDavis Eastern European and German stans be like: "NOOOO, we CANNOT have EU strategic autonomy, it's a French plot to make us less dependant on sociopathic Kremlin asset billionaires and the whims of voters in Christofascia, Florida!"
Show threadNHPolandhorsesJul 31, 2023
@NatalieDavis Musk is not a genius innovator. He forced his way into Tesla, bought Twitter, etc. He didn’t create anything! Why does the NYT keep peddling that lie about him?
Show threadRobert J. BergerJul 31, 2023
@NatalieDavis Even if he’s not a genius he is a villain
Show threadpixelbud 🧠Aug 3, 2023
@NatalieDavis and he will block space travel once he has enough satellites in low orbit. So that only he can clear the exit path for SpaceX or whomever he likes.