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Absolute worst case scenario it goes bankrupt and ends up like the second corporate incarnation of Iridium under entirely new owners. Which is very much a succe
by walrus01 4y ago
Absolute worst case scenario it goes bankrupt and ends up like the second corporate incarnation of Iridium under entirely new owners. Which is very much a successful and essential, mission critical business today.
- thinkcontext 4y agoA big difference is Starlink satellites are low enough that they will reenter the atmosphere in 5-10 years. So, a short shelf life limits its value as an investment. Musk has said that for Starlink to be successful they need the launch capabilities of Starship.
- baq 4y agoDepartment of Defense has had a perhaps unexpected taste of Starlink’s capabilities in real warfare and they will not let them go. I expect a large infusion of cash from that direction if anything bad was on the horizon. I mean, read what little official commentary is available from them. You can practically hear those guys salivating at what they’re seeing: unjammable, indestructible, untappable communications infrastructure with high bandwidth and 5 min setup time in the field, man portable if necessary.