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Re:SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – fo... by inigyou on Saturday July 11, 2026 @06:48AM (#48870786)
The best way to create change is to create the conditions where change is necessary. If Elon causes Kessler syndrome in low earth orbit, it will quickly be illegal to launch satellites without permits.
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Re:SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – fo... by bdangubic on Saturday July 11, 2026 @07:04AM (#48870910)
did you read the article? it is already illegal to launch satellites without permission, hence the article (above the fold in the summary) is stating SpaceX applied for permission :)
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Re:SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – fo... by k12sosse on Saturday July 11, 2026 @12:59PM (#48873651)
Asking permission from whom? The entire world or just the corrupt bonkers folks?
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Re:SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – fo... by lowkey_ on Saturday July 11, 2026 @02:49PM (#48874605)
Someone said it would "quickly be illegal to launch satellites without permits", then you/they found out that is already illegal, and you nitpicked about who you need permission from.

It feels like there's no feasible solution here that would please you guys.

Should we all democratically vote on every satellite launched into space individually? It's already our elected representatives that approve it.

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Re:SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – fo... by parineum on Saturday July 11, 2026 @12:16PM (#48873332)
Kessler syndrome isn't possible in the StarLink orbit.
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