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Re:xAI joins SpaceX by lesostep on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @03:04AM (#46867978)
damn. at this point its not even about a pretense for progress, just a fetish for a very dirty space
Re:xAI joins SpaceX by nolok on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @03:48AM (#46868334)
It's essentially a military network (which is why other power sphere want their own) and a way to feed money into spacex
Re:xAI joins SpaceX by infinitewars on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @11:22AM (#46887765)
Re:xAI joins SpaceX by bigyabai on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @12:48PM (#46888999)
Stop linking this same Wikipedia page if you're not going to expound it with further details or evidence. I'm holding you accountable for following HN guidelines here.
Re:xAI joins SpaceX by MPSimmons on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @07:55AM (#46870416)
They re-enter and burn up entirely. Old starlinks don't stay in space.
Re:xAI joins SpaceX by youngtaff on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @09:34AM (#46871462)
So they pollute the upper atmosphere instead!
Re:xAI joins SpaceX by youngtaff on Wednesday February 04, 2026 @06:37AM (#46884601)
Down voting doesn't make that statement any less true…
Re:xAI joins SpaceX by yencabulator on Friday February 06, 2026 @12:05PM (#46915348)
They won't if you "put AI satellites into deep space", as the article says.