Re:SATCON1 Report on Impact of Satellite Constellations on A...
by avmich on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @12:58PM
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I agree with many points here. But :) .
> However, there is no way to become a space faring civilization without putting lots of things in space, period. I want to see 1,000,000x more objects in space, including much larger ones.
But you can have many of those things - majority, if you want - not in an orbit around the Earth. Even farther than GSO, for example.
> imagine over 100,000x the humans, artists, friendship, science, and love.
Humanity isn't only love and friendship. Not to mention that currently we're on a trajectory for the peak population in this century - not quadrillions currently, not even 10 billions. Maybe when we at least colonize Solar system better...
> I just don't think that as society a relatively fringe hobby should stop the progress of humanity.
Astronomy is arguably the first science - that is, brought humanity to asking and thinking about world at large. It's important.
> However, there is no way to become a space faring civilization without putting lots of things in space, period. I want to see 1,000,000x more objects in space, including much larger ones.
But you can have many of those things - majority, if you want - not in an orbit around the Earth. Even farther than GSO, for example.
> imagine over 100,000x the humans, artists, friendship, science, and love.
Humanity isn't only love and friendship. Not to mention that currently we're on a trajectory for the peak population in this century - not quadrillions currently, not even 10 billions. Maybe when we at least colonize Solar system better...
> I just don't think that as society a relatively fringe hobby should stop the progress of humanity.
Astronomy is arguably the first science - that is, brought humanity to asking and thinking about world at large. It's important.