Re:NASA Made the Hubble Telescope to Be Remade
by akira2501 on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @02:12PM
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> Didn't we already try that for the last ~200 years?
A significant portion of this time was spent with humans using horses to travel.
> All evidence points to this being really hard for a mix of economic and political factors
What evidence is that? This is purely anecdotal. Here's a better question, why are there so few cellular providers in the USA? Does 4 seem correct to you? Does it really seem like we've exhausted all our terrestrial options?
We are already at two providers (SpaceX and OneWeb), soon three (Amazon's Kuiper). But I guess that's your point
> Maybe we can shut up all the "LEO satellites are the best way to build a communications network" people by building out a reasonable and fair network on the surface of the earth first.
Didn't we already try that for the last ~200 years? With intensified focus towards internet specifically since the dotcom bubble. All evidence points to this being really hard for a mix of economic and political factors that are unlikely to be swayed by astronomers