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31 sats \ 6 replies \ @kilianbuhn 2 Jun \ parent \ on: China probe lands on moon’s far side in first-ever sample retrieval mission science
It's still far in the future. At least decades I think. Who knows what the popular opinion will be until then.
Have you seen how people reacted to SpaceX sattelites destroying milkyway views?
Have you seen how people reacted to SpaceX sattelites destroying milkyway views?
That's nonsense. You can only see those satellites for an hour or so immediately after sunset, and immediately before sunrise. This is obvious when you think about it: the Starlink satellites are in very low orbits, so the sun has to be just below the horizon for sunlight to be able to reach them.
SpaceX has also done a lot of work making the satellites harder to see, with anti-reflective coatings, etc.
I wonder how many people bitching about this have actually seen Starlink satellites for real? I have plenty of times out in deep rural areas. But only for short periods of time. That's a good tradeoff to bring internet access to the entire world (including the rural areas that are dark enough to see them in the first place!).
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Yes, decades.. But I think we (humanity) will have something on the moon this decade. Maybe lunar orbit.