>And that doesn't even begin to talk about the possible instruments, mirror sizes, astronomical costs of buulding and running satellites, etc.

We're going to have to start thinking bigger if we want to leave this rock. Might as well start now.

The real risk is Elon's companies dissolving and the satellites adding pollution for no real gain. If I could trade observatory time for (working) world-wide internet, I'd take the latter with no hesitation.

As much as I sympathize, most of the cosmos aren't really going anywhere. It'll be there after we build hundreds of telescopes.