• mlg@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Guys I just had a wild thought

    What if… SpaceX’s Starlink… is the spy satellite network?

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      8 months ago

      it’s kind of a no-brainer really
      can they? yes. would they? yes. so will they? probably.

    • hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      8 months ago

      Every single ISP in the world is collecting every little bit of useful data they can and providing it to local intelligence agencies. Even if not, it’s safe to assume they do. There’s no reason to believe anything less for starlink.

  • D61 [any]@hexbear.net
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    8 months ago

    Call me in 12 months with the rockets explode on the launch pad… I’d be interested in reading how the fallout is handled.

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    8 months ago

    And in sure 150 launches in a year is not contributed in any way to global warming…

    Especially that startship… Right?

    The problem is all with us, and that salad dressing container we threw out instead of recycling …or those plastic bags . Right?

    How are we not taxing them more? This Is unnecessary and no wonder the planet is heating up.

    150 rocket launches must make a material difference!

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      8 months ago

      Probably not as much as we assume. Space related emissions are 1% of the aviation industry. Also, we just discovered ocean trawling and dredging is the equivalent to the entire aviation industry…

      There just is a lot that needs to be done before even worrying about space launch emissions.