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Everyone here understands that when a geomagnetic storm starts knocking out satellites, that means we're now actually in the SyFy movie that we've only just sur

• Kye 5y ago
  It's only an issue here because the satellites fly so low that they could be closer than the equivalent node in a land-based link and they're designed to sacrifice themselves rather than risk causing problems. They can replace all of these with one launch. The science fiction you're thinking of assumes satellites are difficult to make, expensive to replace, and create a hazard when they fail. That will become less of an issue in time. Even the expensive ones could have a temporary equivalent launched to cover their function while a new long-term satellite is built.
  • unfocussed_mike 5y ago
    I think the science fiction stuff I'm thinking of assumes the audience just wants to see a story about one broken family succeeding against personal and scientific odds to save the solar system with one small device that has been stored in a shed somewhere on a ranch in Oregon by a scientist who continued to do his work after his project was hijacked by the military. ;-)
    • ineedasername 5y ago
      I think I've seen that movie at least a dozen times. Strange thing though, they keep changing the name.