A group of Navy sailors secretly used Starlink to check sports scores, social media and watch movies. They hid it from rank-and-file.

A U.S. Navy chief who wanted the internet so she and other enlisted officers could scroll social media, check sports scores and watch movies while deployed had an unauthorized Starlink satellite dish installed on a warship and lied to her commanding officer to keep it secret, according to investigators.

Internet access is restricted while a ship is underway to maintain bandwidth for military operations and to protect against cybersecurity threats.

The Navy quietly relieved Grisel Marrero, a command senior chief of the littoral combat ship USS Manchester, in August or September 2023, and released information on parts of the investigation this week.

    • nednobbins@lemm.eeEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Maybe.

      Kessler Syndrome doesn’t impact the ability to produce or launch satellites.
      It impacts the ability of satellites to function in orbit but it’s not a fixed limit.

      Humans have a pretty good track record of developing technologies that break through insurmountable theoretical barriers.