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Re:SpaceX’s monstrous, dirt-cheap Starship may transform spa... by tigershark on Friday February 18, 2022 @09:53AM (#30386458)
The plan is for 42k satellites, currently there are still more Starlink satellites than all the other satellites ever launched.
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Re:SpaceX’s monstrous, dirt-cheap Starship may transform spa... by qayxc on Saturday February 19, 2022 @08:51AM (#30397118)
The "plan" also was to land a Dragon capsule on Mars by 2018 [0]. The "plan" also was to fly people around the Moon in 2018 [1].

It's pointless to base your assessment on plans if the past showed how quickly they evaporate in light of new developments.

[0] http://spaceref.com/mars/spacex-will-start-going-to-mars-in-...

[1] https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/spacex-mo...

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