SpaceX's private control of satellite internet concerns military leaders: report
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"We worry that if we order devices from Starlink, we'll fall into some sort of trap."

SpaceX’s Private Control Of Satellite Internet Concerns Military Leaders::Military leaders around the world have expressed concerns over the dominance of SpaceX founder Elon Musk when it comes to satellite-based internet services.

  • Bo7a@lemmy.caEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Space is really really big. We have so much space junk out at further orbits that the 5 or 6k starlink satellites just doesn’t concern me.

    I feel some guilt in how badly this LEO type of constellation will impact astronomy and astro-photography as more companies try to get some profits out of the sky. But again, I think that internet access for those who live in remote areas is one of the tools we will use to improve as a species. - as long as the current disinformation and hateclicking is reined in within the coming 10 or 20 years.

    • CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      13·
      1 year ago

      I’ve linked a video explaining it, please watch it, its a actual issue and “space is big” doesn’t mean earth orbit being a cloud of shrapnel is ok.

      • Bo7a@lemmy.caEnglish
        11·
        1 year ago

        I get it. And I am not saying this is the optimal solution. I am saying that out of the 30000 objects big enough to track in orbit, 5000 of those being internet providing satellites seems, to me, like a worthwhile trade-off until something better comes along to not leave every rural person on earth out of the information economy that they are all subservient to, to some extent.