What the actual fuck. It's not April Fools Day, right? This is real?! Fuck you, SpaceX. Maybe this will help regulators realize how fucking shortsighted companies' plans in orbit are?
Surely the FCC won't rubber-stamp-approve this one??... ONE MILLION STARLINKS FUUUUCCCKKKKKK
https://au.pcmag.com/networking/115649/spacex-eyes-1-million-satellites-for-orbital-data-center-push
@sundogplanets I think the US government is trying to "flood the zone" to practically prevent other nations from launching their systems. the sooner they do it, the harder it is for anybody else to escape US satellite services (civil & military). an example of these attempts, The FT last week revealed the company [ #Rheinmetall from #Germany] was also in talks over a joint bid to build an equivalent to #ElonMusk #Starlink internet service for the German military. https://archive.is/MwjXQ#selection-1577.20-1577.33