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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_DC-X https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_DC-X Wait satellite internet business is new? What hav
by rohit2412 9y ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_DC-X https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_DC-X
Wait satellite internet business is new? What have you been smoking?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_Internet_access https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_Internet_access
- throwaway84742 9y agoSatellite internet is not new. Flying and controlling thousands of satellites most definitely is new, however.
- rohit2412 9y agoViaweb, oneweb etc do this. And it may be an operational challenge, not nothing revolutionary
- throwaway84742 9y agoNobody flies thousands of satellites right now. There are about 1200 satellites in orbit _total_. And nobody controls their satellite constellations fully automatically. And even if OneWeb does end up launching its constellation, this is only viable with a reusable rocket fleet which is manufactured and operated by their main competitor. So I’m skeptical.