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If SpaceX doesn't roll out a constellation like what SpaceX is proposing, someone else will, and that other entity (China, Russia, India, some up-and-coming Afr
by msla 7y ago
If SpaceX doesn't roll out a constellation like what SpaceX is proposing, someone else will, and that other entity (China, Russia, India, some up-and-coming African nation) will likely not be as receptive to the complaints of astronomers when they think their economic future rests on a quick, cheap Internet roll-out.
- fma 7y agoWhat's stopping other entities from doing it...especially being able to say "Well SpaceX did it...".
- m4rtink 7y agoMainly electromagnetic spectrum allocations.
- Traster 7y agoCan we stop with the whole "You've got to let an American company completely screw things up, because if you don't then a Chinese company might! And if a Chinese company does we won't be able to stop them even though when the American company screws things up we don't stop them anyway!" Routine. It's old and unconvincing and I don't think the people making this argument even really believe it. It was played out when Zuck said it to congress, let alone now.