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I can see a situation where the USG would want this constellation to exist. If you go to the middle east and many third world countries much of the Internet is
by ryanmarsh 10y ago
I can see a situation where the USG would want this constellation to exist.
If you go to the middle east and many third world countries much of the Internet is still satellite. If a particular country wanted a way to insure that they still had access to most of the world's internet traffic (as economies grow and infrastructure is built) they might prefer a constellation of LEO sats capable of carrying the entire planet's traffic in a point to point fashion owned by a US based company who is very reliant on the USG for most of its other business.
- CountSessine 10y agoI can see a situation where the USG would want this constellation to exist. But would they want this to exist enough to pay for any of it or have a hand in maintaining it? Beyond how much they already are by awarding SpaceX government and NASA launch contracts? And all because muni government sucks.