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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 hours ago

elon musk is a terrorist that will make astronomy harder if not impossible if he trashes orbits too much

[–] [email protected] 41 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

"Don't worry, you can just build one on the moon. You can even pay me to use my rockets to get there." - Elon

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 hours ago

*Terms and conditions apply

**Rocket may or may not be capable of reaching low earth orbit, payload fractions subject to change, not responsible for loss of equipment, habitat, or lives

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 hours ago

Takes money. Does nothing. China builds lunar science complex with particle accelerators and all the cool shit.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 hours ago

Capitalism!

[–] [email protected] 21 points 15 hours ago

Great. Musk is building a Sophon.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 18 hours ago

I'm sure Musk is perfectly willing to turn certain constellations off at specific times... For a price, of course.

[–] [email protected] 101 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Sending so many satellites also requires so many rocket launchers that Google passed on it because it was too polluting.

Starlink is the poster child of "fuck you, I got mine."

[–] [email protected] 24 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Google is the second largest shareholder of Space X.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 14 hours ago
  1. get rid of "do no evil"
  2. invest in evil
  3. ?????
  4. profit!
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