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#starlink

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Spocko

People dying in plane & helicopter crashes is a BAD thing.
But for Musk, #starlink, SpaceX & GrokAI it's a GOOD opportunity to take control of the FAA, cut regulations & make money.

So why aren't the airlines, the pilot's union, & corps like Verizon, publicly trying to stop Musk & #DOGE? Fear of retaliation.

How do we get corps & their lobbyists to publicly stand up to Trump? Show that passenger deaths are BAD for the stock market & airlines' bottom lines.

digbysblog.net/2025/05/07/crea @GottaLaff

SMASH the Coup, Separate Musk And State Halt the Coup. Sign at San Jose Rally on May1 2025
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Dr. John Barentine FRAS

What a racket. Literally.

"A series of internal government messages obtained by The Post reveal how U.S. embassies and the State Department have pushed nations to clear hurdles for U.S. satellite companies, often mentioning #Starlink by name."

washingtonpost.com/business/20

The Washington Post · U.S. pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk’s Starlink, cables showBy Jeff Stein
#Space#SpaceX#UnitedStates
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nemo™ 🇺🇦

🚀 Immer mehr Satelliten wie #Starlink könnten bis 2040 jährlich 10.000 Tonnen Aluminiumoxid in die Atmosphäre bringen – mit möglichen Folgen für Ozon & Klima. Forschende warnen: Die Auswirkungen sind noch unklar, mehr Forschung ist dringend nötig! 🌍🔬
Mehr dazu: heise.de/news/Starlink-Co-Wach
#Weltraumschrott #Umwelt #Satelliten #newz

heise online · Starlink & Co.: Wachsende Menge an Weltraumschrott verändert bald die AtmosphäreBy Martin Holland
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Dr. John Barentine FRAS

"The #space #internet of the future may become the central way that we communicate with one another, as human beings. Information of every kind, including the most sensitive kinds, will flow through it. Whoever controls it will have a great deal of power over us all. ... If Musk continues to dominate the launches that take #satellites to space, and the #internet services that operate there, he could end up with more power over the human exchange of information than any previous person has ever enjoyed."

theatlantic.com/technology/arc

The Atlantic · Starlink Is Elon Musk’s Most Alarming Power GrabBy Ross Andersen
#SpaceX#Starlink
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Nonilex

#Musk is clearly imagining a future in which neither his network nor his will can be restrained by the people of this world. But even now, here on Earth, #space #internet is a big #business. Fiber networks cannot extend to every bit of dry land on the planet, & they certainly can’t reach airborne or seaborne vessels. More than 5 million people have already signed up for #Starlink, & it is growing rapidly.

#tech#power#monopoly
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Nonilex

#Musk 1st announced his intention to build #space-based #internet, which he would eventually call #Starlink, in 2015. He had plans to settle #Mars, …the moons of #Jupiter, & maybe #asteroids too. All those space colonies would have to be connected via #satellite-based communication; Starlink itself might…be adapted for this use. Indeed, Starlink’s terms…ask customers to affirm they “recognize Mars as a free planet & that no Earth-based govt has authority or sovereignty over Martian activities.”

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Dr. John Barentine FRAS

Interesting way of illustrating how often #satellite trails affect small field-of-view telescope observations. “Hubble’s Variable Nebula variation from 7-Mar-2017 to 10-Mar-2025” The onset of the #Starlink Era is evident: youtube.com/watch?v=5QOkzmlSzK

This video accompanies a paper recently accepted by MNRAS. arxiv.org/abs/2505.01760

YouTubeHubble's Variable Nebula variation from 7-Mar-2017 to 10-Mar-2025By handofkwll
#Space#Astronomy
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Spaceflight 🚀

#BryceTech 📆 2025

• While broadband smallsats 🛰️ have dominated the market since 2020, earth observation 🌏 and remote sensing smallsats are steadily increasing 📈
• Recent years have shown market interest with new entrants consistently deploying smallsats
• 85+ #Academic operators launched smallsats 2015 – 2024
• 130% growth 📈 from 2023 to 2024 for small mass class due to increase in mass of #Starlink satellites.
• Smallsats non-U.S. launch 🚀 share below 15%

brycetech.com/reports/report-d

brycetech.comBryceTech Smallsats by the Numbers 2025BryceTech Analysis: Smallsats by the Numbers 2025.
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