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Re:Ask HN: Did Google/Alphabet ever try to build a Starlink? by bwock on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @09:54PM (#42324340)
Meta tried that, but unfortunately their satellite was on one of the few rockets that blew up ...
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Re:Ask HN: Did Google/Alphabet ever try to build a Starlink? by justinclift on Thursday December 05, 2024 @02:24AM (#42325828)
> their satellite was on one of the few rockets that blew up

So there was some positive aspect to losing that rocket after all. :)

A world where meta has the global satellite network happening instead of current StarLink would likely be a worse one for humanity.

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