Everybody deserves to have internet access.
Its as crucial to our ability to thrive in modern society as running water and electricity.
Getting that access to rural and/or impoverished areas is one of the great technology challenges of our time.
Currentlymore than halfof all operational satellites orbiting the Earth are SpaceX satellites.
The vast majority of which were designed and launched with little or no consideration concerning howreflectivethey are.
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And, sadly, theres no turning back.
Unfortunately, any expectations of strong, international cooperation and appropriate regulation of satellite numbers is pie-in-the-sky fantasy.
in the case of Bezos) dollar enterprises for the good of humanity.
The simple fact of the matter is theres next to no regulations concerning civilian enterprises in Earths orbit.
Worse, most of these satellites will only have a short lifespan.
The mass of these satellites wont go awayit will be deposited in the upper atmosphere.
This has not yet been studied in-depth because low Earth orbit is not currently subject to any environmental regulations.
You get to be a part of that.
Our collective willingness to let these men destroy our natural resources is their greatest business asset.
