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Re:SpaceX working on fix for Starlink satellites so they don... by Tomte on Sunday December 08, 2019 @11:19AM (#21736612)
What does an Internet access satellite network do for science? Those scientific uses SpaceX talks about are speculative and clearly secondary (or tertiary behind military use).

By contrast, earth-based telescopes are doing lots and lots of science right now.

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Re:SpaceX working on fix for Starlink satellites so they don... by ceejayoz on Sunday December 08, 2019 @11:50AM (#21736776)
> What does an Internet access satellite network do for science?

One example: https://www.usap.gov/technology/1935/

> Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station uses communications satellites that serve as relay stations, receiving radio signals from one location and transmitting them to another. The United States Antarctic Program utilizes the satellites for the transfer of South Pole science, operational, and weather data, as well as Internet, telephone, and email services.

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