@llamacoffee to [email protected]English • 5 months agoSpaceX and Northrop are working on a constellation of spy satellitesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square9arrow-up123arrow-down11
arrow-up122arrow-down1external-linkSpaceX and Northrop are working on a constellation of spy satellitesarstechnica.com@llamacoffee to [email protected]English • 5 months agomessage-square9
minus-squarethreelonmusketeersMlinkfedilinkEnglish5•5 months agoThe newer Starlink satellites have visors to reduce their brightness. Reduced launch costs will also allow for the creation of bigger, better, and cheaper space telescopes.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•5 months agoI can’t use a space telescope from my back porch
minus-squarePennomilinkEnglish3•5 months agoNo, but when there are lots of them you might be able to rent one to use from your desktop computer. I know I’d throw down occasionally to get time on a space telescope.
minus-square@9tr6gyp3linkEnglish1•5 months agoThey’re still bright. Reduced launch cost just means more junk is going to go up. Bigger, better, cheaper telescopes, but also bigger, brighter, cheaper satellites.
The newer Starlink satellites have visors to reduce their brightness.
Reduced launch costs will also allow for the creation of bigger, better, and cheaper space telescopes.
I can’t use a space telescope from my back porch
No, but when there are lots of them you might be able to rent one to use from your desktop computer. I know I’d throw down occasionally to get time on a space telescope.
They’re still bright.
Reduced launch cost just means more junk is going to go up. Bigger, better, cheaper telescopes, but also bigger, brighter, cheaper satellites.