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minus-squarefriend_of_satan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoheaven forbid you need to illuminate two completely different areas of earth simultaneously. is this is the least cost efficient solar powered device ever?
minus-squareCrozekiel@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days agoOh, no, don’t worry about that, this is just a test to see if it works… They plan to put 50,000 of these things in orbit.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoAren’t they worried that the bazillion of SpaceX satellites will cast shadows on their light beams?
minus-squareCrozekiel@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoI don’t think they are that worried, since their plan is basically just to use pseudo-science magic words to remove money from investors.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoOh, right. That’s fine then.
heaven forbid you need to illuminate two completely different areas of earth simultaneously. is this is the least cost efficient solar powered device ever?
Oh, no, don’t worry about that, this is just a test to see if it works… They plan to put 50,000 of these things in orbit.
Aren’t they worried that the bazillion of SpaceX satellites will cast shadows on their light beams?
I don’t think they are that worried, since their plan is basically just to use pseudo-science magic words to remove money from investors.
Oh, right. That’s fine then.