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Startup Wants to Put Ads in Low-Earth Orbit to Ruin the Sky for Everybody
- eggy 8y agoI used to do a lot of stargazing with my telescope in Brooklyn back in the 1970s. My son now does a fair amount. We already have too much light pollution. Not to mention, the amount of objects that need to be tracked to prevent collisions with scientific orbiting elements. I remember the movie Hancock, and the red heart on the moon as a way of creating empathy in people. A soda or fast food ad, jeez... I guess there will be a whole industry of garbage collection or destruction of space debris that doesn't eventually burn up in the atmosphere.
- DLA 8y agoThis is such a horrible idea! Another startup should work on cheap anti-satellite missiles. Joking of course, but just sayin.
- SllX 8y agoYou might be joking. Displaying ads at Dusk and Dawn. This is physically sickening. The only thing I would say is shooting the satellites down would be the least efficient means of removing them from the sky.
- SamReidHughes 8y agoYou might be able to knock 'em out with a laser battery.
- grawprog 8y agoWhy is it people seem to want to take the worst ideas from dystopian science fiction and make them reality?
- jgaa 8y agoFor the same reason bad apples do other immoral and evil acts: Money!
- clay_the_ripper 8y agoThis sounds like either a joke or vapor ware designed for PR. I would be willing to bet any takers here (a gentleman’s agreement) to be fulfilled via PayPal transfer $100 USD that this does not actually happen in the next 5 years (or ever for that matter). Let’s save the outrage for things that might actually be a threat.
- johnsonjo 8y agoWell since your time span is indefinite I guess someone would have nothing to lose by taking the competing stance but everything to gain if God forbid that actually happens. ;)
- kinos 8y agoThis is literally an episode of Dilbert.