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U.S. FCC approves giant space mirror to deliver 'sunlight on demand,' but what are the legal implications? (www.cbc.ca)
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[–] chaospatterns@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

50k satellites? Who is going to pay for that much light? At least with Starlink/Satellite Internet there's wide spread demand from many different consumers, but for sunlight on demand? That just sounds like marketing to investors instead of a legitimate plan.