SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – for 100x the bandwidth

Re:SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – fo... by pastel8739 on Saturday July 11, 2026 @03:46AM (#48869754)

I personally am _not_ used to seeing the sun after sunset and before sunrise.

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Re:SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – fo... by dnel on Saturday July 11, 2026 @04:23AM (#48869999)

Neither is nature, this sounds like an environmental disaster waiting to happen

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Re:SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – fo... by csallen on Saturday July 11, 2026 @07:04AM (#48870913)

Solar panels aren't nature. Shining lights on solar panels is not going to be an environmental disaster.

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Re:SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – fo... by jack_pp on Saturday July 11, 2026 @05:19AM (#48870286)

considering plants grow just fine with grow lights, they don't really care. same with co2, they LOVE CO2

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Re:SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – fo... by jurgenburgen on Saturday July 11, 2026 @06:53AM (#48870828)

> they LOVE CO2

Plants can absorb some more CO2 and it improves their growth slightly but saying they LOVE CO2 is an exaggeration.

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Re:SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – fo... by KeplerBoy on Saturday July 11, 2026 @07:41AM (#48871159)

They turn it into sugar, what's not to love?

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Re:SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – fo... by iamacyborg on Saturday July 11, 2026 @05:21AM (#48870298)

Nature is more than just plants.

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