c/usa · by solo@slrpnk.net · 35d

The U.S. just approved a giant space mirror to test ‘sunlight on demand.’ Low Earth orbit is getting weird

https://theconversation.com/the-u-s-just-approved-a-giant-space-mirror-to-test-sunlight-on-demand-low-earth-orbit-is-getting-weird-283482

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Spacehooks@reddthat.com · 8 pts · 35d

Hmm yes. Cause murica doesnt already have enough super villain vibes.

mcSlibinas@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 35d (1 reply)

for sure our planet needs a bit more of heating sources

nocturne@slrpnk.net · 6 pts · 35d

I thought for sure this was to be to let in less sunlight... but no it is for more, wtf?

The FCC approved the company Reflect Orbital to test one satellite, named Earendil-1, as a means of reflecting the sun’s rays back to Earth for extra solar energy and wide-area lighting. The light is expected to cover an area about five kilometres wide, and will require repointing every four minutes.

supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 35d

Meanwhile we are sabotaging offshore wind because apparently it is "too unrealistic of an idea".

doctor0710@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 35d (1 reply)

How far are we from orbital billboards?

vala@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 35d

This has been proposed and shit down a few times now. It's coming.

Zaktor@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 35d

It's not getting weird. It's getting fucked. This is a bad idea, but it's still perfectly capable of fucking up the night sky and causing risk of catastrophic collisions.

Kevlar21@piefed.social · 2 pts · 35d

Simpsons did it

GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 35d

cook the earth twice as fast you say?