Post AZXcfmd5qeM8HBDSUa by corpsmoderne@mamot.fr
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 (DIR) Post #AZX0Jbx94Ay6XBazTM by sundogplanets@mastodon.social
       2023-09-07T17:49:55Z
       
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       I just had to update my numbers for a lecture, so here's your periodic reminder: Starlink is now 55% of ALL active satellites in orbit.  And given the recent news about that awful billionaire unilaterally deciding to cut of internet access to parts of the world whenever he decides to, this is extra important to share.  Why did our governments effectively gift Low Earth Orbit to one awful dude? This is so bad.
       
 (DIR) Post #AZX0JcvlQnSRZBxOxU by Aviva_Gary@noc.social
       2023-09-07T17:55:19Z
       
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       @sundogplanets Thank you!
       
 (DIR) Post #AZX7HGq5IOQW9P7kbQ by jeffcliff@shitposter.club
       2023-09-07T19:13:19.999058Z
       
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       > Why did our governments effectively gift Low Earth Orbit to one awful dude? This is so bad.because no one else was willing to fund itreally nothing is stopping someone from doing it now even
       
 (DIR) Post #AZXcGn0vHYR0EERbRQ by paulknightly@mstdn.social
       2023-09-07T17:56:01Z
       
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       @sundogplanets it's very sad. I was sitting outside with my spouse last night to watch a Starlink train pass (her first) and I pointed out that as the train crossed paths with another satellite the odds were very high that the other sat was also a Starlink. Didn't realize the odds were that high😬
       
 (DIR) Post #AZXcGo838XjHgcmoBk by sundogplanets@mastodon.social
       2023-09-07T17:57:38Z
       
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       @paulknightly Almost all the satellites you can see with your eyes now are Starlinks.  Nicely demonstrated in this awful/beautiful photo: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220614.html
       
 (DIR) Post #AZXcflmyyOfjfYpqGe by Npars01@mstdn.social
       2023-09-07T18:37:11Z
       
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       @sundogplanets In a world controlled by Musk & investors:1. Can we trust the data on climate change provided by his satellites?2. Can we trust he isn't copying data streams on military operations over to Putin, Alwaleed bin Talal, Larry Ellison, or Mohammed bin Salman and his other investors?3. Can we trust that the products he developed using government subsidies & taxpayer funded research will benefit the planet & democracy?We should have long memories for folks who betray the nation
       
 (DIR) Post #AZXcfmd5qeM8HBDSUa by corpsmoderne@mamot.fr
       2023-09-07T18:45:01Z
       
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       @Npars01 @sundogplanets just a word about your 1/ : Musk doesn't operate/own/control satellites doing Science. His sats are specialized for internet access.He could refuse to provide launch services for satellites he doesn't like though.
       
 (DIR) Post #AZXcjv88BXIHnZhrPc by Qbitzerre@unbound.social
       2023-09-07T19:39:12Z
       
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       @sundogplanets our governments give all sorts of common resources away for cheap.
       
 (DIR) Post #AZXcnhYoZvg2s5zTUW by EricFielding@mastodon.social
       2023-09-07T18:05:17Z
       
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       @sundogplanets @paulknightly There are other companies trying to launch their own large constellations of communications satellites, including OneWeb and Amazon Kuiper. Starlink is moving faster but not the only culprit.
       
 (DIR) Post #AZXctkziix19G8SkzY by cdarwin@c.im
       2023-09-07T21:41:37Z
       
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       @sundogplanets https://astrodon.social/@AlexSanterne/111019922191688987
       
 (DIR) Post #AZaovZBTNse6frvFei by wauz@mastodon.bayern
       2023-09-09T14:06:26Z
       
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       @sundogplanetsWhy does the US gov think, they could use private property for warfare?@ErikUden
       
 (DIR) Post #AZcmSsNR8QkCD5d6tU by kegill@mastodon.social
       2023-09-07T22:13:00Z
       
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       Context for this @sundogplanets post In Jan 2022, #SpaceX owned and operated 1,655 satellites (“more than a third of the total satellites in orbit”). https://dewesoft.com/blog/every-satellite-orbiting-earth-and-who-owns-themAug 2023, NYTSpaceX has “about 4,500” satellites. “So one company, I mean, one man, in fact, is responsible for 50 percent of the satellites in space”https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/podcasts/the-daily/elon-musk-starlink-space.html“The company is the only U.S. entity currently able to send astronauts to orbit”https://www.axios.com/2023/09/05/spacex-dominance-space-industry#Musk