Julian Oliver1d ago

Good to see some push-back on the completely unhinged plan to deploy 'sunlight on demand' reflective satellites (which would allow for companies to flood 5-6 square km of land at night with sunlight), and also Musk's plan to launch 1M AI workload satellites.

Four international scientific societies spanning 2500 members warn these projects could further disrupt human & animal sleep patterns, & cause havoc to oceanic & terrestrial ecosystems.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/05/satellite-mirror-plans-could-disrupt-sleep-and-ecosystems-worldwide-scientists-say

#orbit #space #environment

Satellite mirror plans could disrupt sleep and ecosystems worldwide, scientists say

Letters to US agency raise concerns over tech firm’s plans to use reflective satellites and expand numbers in low Earth orbit

The Guardian
Show threadGary Houston1d ago
@JulianOliver the pushback for 'sunlight on demand' would probably only really kick in when they used it on a populated area.
Show threadJulian Oliver

@ghouston Possibly, or years after whole crop pollination cycles have been noted to be disrupted. There would surely be billionaire vanity weddings and concerts in urban areas that would enrage locals. No doubt Bezos would have 'lit up Venice' if he could have.

Better to prevent and stop it before launch, even if it seems a losing battle in this often lawless and ethically undone era.

Apr 5 at 11:11pmWeb