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A million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on Earth (news.ubc.ca)
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[–] 2 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

No, it would run out of black paint. Give it a robot arm with scissors or something to cut the power lines on the Starlinks. (And also push them out of orbit? Maybe exchange energy with some sort of maneuver to stay in orbit longer?)

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    Why would we cut the power before deorbiting them? But if you wanna be more aggressive like that, then how about a magnifying glass to focus sunlight on the satellite like a bully to ants?

    Maybe exchange energy with some sort of maneuver to stay in orbit longer?

    "No officer, I did not 'run into their car...' I improved their gas mileage by exchanging energy."

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