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SpaceX is seeking FCC approval to launch 1M satellites into space; SpaceX claims the fleet will orbit the Earth and use the sun to power AI data centers (spacenews.com)
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[–] 15 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Not to mention all that stuff left in space can't just be brought down safely to reuse/recycle like other materials. So it's a permanent loss of resources.

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago

    And not just the resources, those orbits are going to be cluttered with slowly-deorbiting junk too. Until we get around to making something that can clean them up, we won't be able to put anything else there.

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