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Re:New satellites from years to weeks, days, or hours by alberto467 on Friday June 26, 2026 @01:32PM (#48689409)
No it would obviously lose its purpose then.
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Re:New satellites from years to weeks, days, or hours by adrianN on Friday June 26, 2026 @01:56PM (#48689753)
You could have a jobs program that builds infrastructure instead.
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Re:New satellites from years to weeks, days, or hours by peaseagee on Friday June 26, 2026 @02:48PM (#48690423)
That's where we got a whole lot of dams in the American West!
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Re:New satellites from years to weeks, days, or hours by marcosdumay on Friday June 26, 2026 @03:31PM (#48690928)
Last that I checked, you guys could use some more trains.
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Re:New satellites from years to weeks, days, or hours by sarchertech on Friday June 26, 2026 @03:53PM (#48691202)
We have way more rail than the rest of the world. More than China, Russia, and the EU. We have almost 20% of the world’s total rail. But we prioritize freight instead of passenger service.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_rail_tran...

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