- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
So it sounds like some people aren't too happy with Elon Musk and his Starlink Satellites.
Posted on 3/4/21 at 1:06 pm
Posted on 3/4/21 at 1:06 pm
The costly collateral damage from Elon Musk's Starlink satellite fleet
then theres the astro-photographers/physcists. the sat trails interfere with their images.
quote:
The aim is to create a satellite network called Starlink. If Musk has his way, by 2025 no less than 11,943 of his satellites will circle the Earth, and if permission is granted, the ultimate result would be a staggering 42,000. This mind-boggling number must be compared to the 8,000 satellites sent into orbit since the Soviet Sputnik, of which 2,218 are still in operation. Why such outsized ambitions? To implement his dream of a "multiplanetary" society, and to fund it by providing all (solvent) Earthlings with high-speed Internet access.
then theres the astro-photographers/physcists. the sat trails interfere with their images.
This post was edited on 3/4/21 at 2:35 pm
18
Posted on 3/4/21 at 1:08 pm to finchmeister08
We can't give internet access to poor people in rural areas of 3rd world countries because astrophysists will have a slightly harder time looking through telescopes
Posted on 3/4/21 at 1:10 pm to joshnorris14
You ever looked at saturn through a telescope? It's badass.
Posted on 3/4/21 at 1:10 pm to finchmeister08
quote:
To implement his dream of a "multiplanetary" society
Going to be tough to leave the planet after we’ve trapped ourselves within an orbiting minefield of debris falling around the planet at 17,000 mph.
This post was edited on 3/4/21 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 3/4/21 at 1:12 pm to finchmeister08
We shouldn't be crowding space. There's not much room up there.
Posted on 3/4/21 at 1:13 pm to J Murdah
quote:
You ever looked at saturn through a telescope? It's badass.
Nope, but I've seen Uranus
This post was edited on 3/4/21 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 3/4/21 at 1:13 pm to finchmeister08
I can only assume this has HUGE military implications, or the gov't wouldn't allow this to happen.
Posted on 3/4/21 at 1:15 pm to Slingscode
quote:
I can only assume this has HUGE military implications, or the gov't wouldn't allow this to happen.
It is all about Mars. These satellite will allow him to communicate with Mars and not have to go through the FCC
Posted on 3/4/21 at 1:17 pm to Sasquatch Smash
quote:
Going to be tough to leave the planet after we’ve trapped ourselves within a orbiting minefield of debris falling around the planet at 17,000 mph.
I understand NASA tracks all this stuff but seriously, is that many satellites a problem?
Posted on 3/4/21 at 1:17 pm to Sasquatch Smash
quote:
Going to be tough to leave the planet after we’ve trapped ourselves within a orbiting minefield of debris falling around the planet at 17,000 mph.
theres about 197 million square miles on earth
if you took 40,000 people and spaced them out evenly, you'd have around 1 person per 5000 square miles
Now replace earth with orbital area, and people with satellites. It will be just fine
This post was edited on 3/4/21 at 1:18 pm
Posted on 3/4/21 at 1:18 pm to YumYum Sauce
Space is big? Shocker...
Posted on 3/4/21 at 1:18 pm to finchmeister08
On Rogans last podcast with Elon he asked him about people complaining.
He laughed it off and said they have a hard enough time finding them in space. And that the "experts" havent complained to him about it. So he did seem to give a shite if the average person has an issue trying to see the moon
He laughed it off and said they have a hard enough time finding them in space. And that the "experts" havent complained to him about it. So he did seem to give a shite if the average person has an issue trying to see the moon
Posted on 3/4/21 at 1:19 pm to finchmeister08
There are far more than 8,000 satellites.
Iridium alone has almost 700.
Iridium alone has almost 700.
Posted on 3/4/21 at 1:20 pm to finchmeister08
They're just grasping at anything to stop Starlink.
quote:
On March 9, 2020, Elon Musk claimed that thanks to Starlink, anybody "will be able to watch high-def movies, play video games and do all the things they want to do without noticing speed". Thus, Musk explicitly underlines his wish to reinforce already massively energy-guzzling digital activities, such as video streaming and online video games.
quote:
Musk's declaration ends on an ominous note, in essence saying "My clients will be able to do whatever they want, just as I am able to do whatever I want".
Posted on 3/4/21 at 1:23 pm to YumYum Sauce
quote:
theres about 197 million square miles on earth
if you took 40,000 people and spaced them out evenly, you'd have around 1 person per 5000 square miles
Now replace earth with orbital area, and people with satellites. It will be just fine
NASA was tracking 500,000 pieces of orbital debris 8 years ago.
Better get the math and timing right.
This post was edited on 3/4/21 at 1:32 pm
Posted on 3/4/21 at 1:23 pm to JoeHackett
Imagine thinking people having freedom is "ominous".
Posted on 3/4/21 at 1:25 pm to GatorReb
quote:
He laughed it off and said they have a hard enough time finding them in space. And that the "experts" havent complained to him about it.
If an experts said anything he'd start calling them pedos like he did that guy who rightly called him out for his idiotic submarine when those kids in the cave needed to be rescued.
Posted on 3/4/21 at 1:25 pm to finchmeister08
He’s clearly Illuminati new world order working in tandem with Gates and his microchip to conquer the human race.
Posted on 3/4/21 at 1:39 pm to finchmeister08
I imagine space looks something like a high tech version of an Alabama trailer park. Junk strewn everywhere
Posted on 3/4/21 at 1:44 pm to Sasquatch Smash
quote:
Going to be tough to leave the planet after we’ve trapped ourselves within an orbiting minefield of debris falling around the planet at 17,000 mph.
The sats are designed to fall out of orbit and burnup after their useful life
Page 1 of 3
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News