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Re:Starlink Is Quietly Expanding, but Speeds Are Getting Worse by PicassoCTs on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @12:50PM (#29716058)
Stupid Question: Wouldnt it be better for starlink, to be actually linked- as in fiber-optic tethered together satellite constellations?

Thanks for the answer: alskdjlkjklj

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Re:Starlink Is Quietly Expanding, but Speeds Are Getting Worse by alskdjlkjklj on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @12:53PM (#29716085)
No, light moves more quickly through a vacuum. And that's ignoring all the other physics problems that come along with trying to tether satellites together physically.
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Re:Starlink Is Quietly Expanding, but Speeds Are Getting Worse by unova on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @01:52PM (#29716663)
What was the answer? I can't see it.
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Re:Starlink Is Quietly Expanding, but Speeds Are Getting Worse by PicassoCTs on Friday December 31, 2021 @10:28AM (#29748858)
alskdjlkjklj 2 days ago | parent | next [–]

No, light moves more quickly through a vacuum. And that's ignoring all the other physics problems that come along with trying to tether satellites together physically.

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