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Re:Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm by jayd16 on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @10:37PM (#30268464)
I think its a fair question. Handing out unlimited well water rights in the 1860s was also probably seen as not giving away anything. There's plenty of water.
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Re:Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm by liamkinne on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @11:49PM (#30268967)
The difference is SpaceX don’t have these orbits forever. The satellites will fall back to earth and congress can enact regulations that limit the number of them launched in the future.
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