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There's a bunch of technology problems that make it undesirable, like the light and projectile pollution in leo
I mean, ultimately, that's probably inevitable. We need to decide as a species whether we actually want to have a future in space in a big way. If you actually want to see a future where humanity spreads across the solar system, we're going to need a vast infrastructure in orbit. That's true no matter who is building that infrastructure. So...is it worth giving up that future just for the sake of ground-based astronomy? I would say no. Especially because the same technology and economies that lets you launch enough birds to ruin ground based astronomy also allows you to launch absurd numbers of space based astronomical telescopes.
That seems like a fair trade really. Again, this is just a limitation of the technology. Do you want to see a future where there actually are millions of human beings living and working off Earth? Then we're going to have to give up ground based astronomy. Making low-visibility satellites can help a bit, but it's a fundamentally intractable problem. And again, this is true regardless of who is building that big space infrastructure.
First, you don't need tens of thousands of internet satellite in LEO to have an ambitious space program. The current mega-constellations are just a way for billionaires to build a new monopoly, and control internet access. It has nothing to do with getting humanity in the stars or whatever. Second, when are all these space telescopes coming? Launch cost is a very small fraction of building a space telescope because they are fragile, very large and complex pieces of equipment and getting them on a rocket is hard. Third, we will never see millions of human in outer space in our lifetimes. Earth is our only chance, at least for the overwhelming majority of us. So let's protect it from sociopath billionaires.
Yes. AFTER we stop rushing headlong into making it uninhabitable on Earth.
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