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Submission + - SpaceX wants to launch a constellation of a million satellites to power AI needs (engadget.com) 1

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Elon Musk and his aerospace company have requested to build a network that's 100 times the number of satellites that are currently in orbit. On Friday, SpaceX filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch a million satellites meant to create an "orbital data center."
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  • > that's 100 times the number of satellites
    So in about two years, he'll be swearing that 10 times the number of satellites is an amazing leap forward in technology, while not having yet provided 1 times the number of satellites.

    > that are currently in orbit.
    So, the Lego way of building a Dyson sphere?

    Also, I am not a specialist, but I'm skimming the Wikipedia article on "space debris".

    Crewed and uncrewed spacecraft damaged or destroyed
    REMOVAL OF DEBRIS is already a job
    40k artificial objects were bein

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