The bottom of the article has details on feedback that you can give to the FCC for the next 3 days (to March 9) -- relating to the giant mirrors a company wants to send to space to beam sunlight-on-demand (a really bad idea environmentally and for other reasons).
#space #astronomy #telescopes #satellites #atmosphere #climate #environment
Thus is #DrEvil type stupid.
Okay, so a giant convex mirror, geosynchronous orbit, "aimable" ....
...think about burning bugs on the sidewalk with a magnifying glass...
Now ramp that up about a zillion-fold & give that weapon to a maniac.....
You could cook ground based weapons systems on their launch systems, aim it at the pentagon, or a military site...
Sure... sounds terrific.
Humans are so fucking stupid sometimes..... just amazingly self destructive children...
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