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Musk has had some failures (FSD, battery replacement, solar roof, satellite laser communication), but also notable successes (supercharger network, landing a ro

Musk has had some failures (FSD, battery replacement, solar roof, satellite laser communication), but also notable successes (supercharger network, landing a rocket). While this particular idea seems theoretically possible, as far as I know there haven't really been proper tests of it yet. So I could imagine it theoretically working, but being really bad (which may honestly be enough). There's probably a reason Apple seems to be doing hardware adjustments for their satellite communication.

Cogito 4y ago
Satellite laser links have been deployed haven't they? And all new satellites going up have the laser links on them, I thought.
itsoktocry 4y ago
>Musk has had some failures (FSD, battery replacement, solar roof, satellite laser communication), but also notable successes (supercharger network, landing a rocket). Yeah, of all the projects of Musk's to be skeptical of, this one seems the most plausible and mundane.
panick21_ 4y ago
Not sure how battery replacement is a failure? They got some money to do it, decided it was not worth doing, so they didn't. I mean that's not really a technological failure, but simple a good business choice. Laser links exist.