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Reflect Orbital's Constellation of 50K Satellite Mirrors Could Create Artificial Daylight From Orbit

A new proposed satellite constellation could turn the night sky into permanent twilight – or even daylight – should a “visionary” startup’s plans come to fruition. Never mind that the Soviets tried it in the 90s before deciding it was a terrible idea, as should be obvious to most people without having to give it too much thought. Still, if it allowed the US to put an end to daylight savings time changes, I might be onboard with it.

Just kidding, here’s the petition against it that you should sign

Forever Twilight? Satellite Mirrors Could Create Artificial Daylight From Orbit, Impeding Astronomical Observations

Science, Tech and Defense for the Rebelliously Curious.

The Debrief
Mar 9 at 5:39pmWeb
Show threadRoidingOldManMar 9
What an obviously terrible idea. People are going to try to shoot them down.
Show threadStinkyFingerItchyBumMar 9
Ok so hear me out on this. A real combat deathmatch in a cage where we put these guys in with the SRM Climate Change dudes in a fight to the death. The winner decides if we cool the earth using srm, or if we heat the earth making solar viable 24/7 by these dudes.
Show threadHonkMar 9
They’re naming their test satellite EARENDIL-1. Why do these people always appropriate Tolkien stuff?
Show threadfelixwhynotMar 9
Orbital mirrors, sure… definitely not a weapon for burning stuff with sunlight from space!
Show threadteftMar 9
Yeah, lets add more energy to the planet. It’s not hot enough as is.
Show threadtechnocritMar 10

More billionaire bullshit.

nakedcapitalism.com/…/urgent-please-write-the-fcc…

URGENT: Please Write the FCC to Oppose Latest SpaceX World-Changing Plan, Massively Light Polluting Reflect Orbital Satellites, Which Will End the Night Sky | naked capitalism

American readers: please submit comments pronto to the FCC to oppose two dangerously bone-headed SpaceX schemes

naked capitalism
Show threadPhoenixzMar 10

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Fuck this billionaire bullshit that will be abused to hell and back. First off, this is WAY more complicated than these bozos imagine, it’s like the “datacenters in space!!!” stupidity. Yet these assholes will invest in it, pollution will have been had from here to hell and back, and it’ll fail because this is not just “dump a mirror in orbit”

But let’s say they get it done, just for a second

What do you think will happen? What would happen to nature, animals, humans, and even weather patterns To add to that, Do you really believe byhis would be abused to fuck over some marginalized group or country?