This seems like a good time to remind people that in 1961, the US through Project West Ford, launched billions of small copper wires into orbit in an effort to

This seems like a good time to remind people that in 1961, the US through Project West Ford, launched billions of small copper wires into orbit in an effort to provide global radio communications [1]. For what it's worth, it actually kind of worked. [1]: https://www.wired.com/2013/08/project-west-ford/ https://www.wired.com/2013/08/project-west-ford/