> This is literally the coolest thing we as a species achieved that doesn't serve self-preservation purposes.
replycouldn't be more wrong
Problem is this capability is concentrated in the hands of
reply1. A private company.
2. Of a single country with inconsistent leaders.
I’d be less anxious if Europe had this capability instead.
You will be fine. China will have this capability soon.
replyEurope isn't the sort of place that would develop this capability
replyFrance has Eutelsat: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutelsat>.
replyGermany had SES/Astra: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SES_Astra>.
The EU as a whole as the Galileo satnav / GPS project: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_(satellite_navigation_...>.
There are numerous other EU satellite comms providers, though most are aimed at commercial/broadcast services. That's a departure point for satellite-phone or satellite-internet, however.
Europe can and has developed similar and/or precursor capabilities.
The EU can technically do it but they won’t. Starlink dwarfs all the services you mentioned. The EU doesn’t even believe in air conditioning much less making a robust satellite network
replyI don't like that either, but nothing's stopping others from following the same path and achieving the same capabilities, other than their own inability or refusal to do what's already been done. It's been over a decade since Falcon 9's first successful landing and we're only recently starting to see similar feats from others.
replyExcept the space in these orbits is finite and a collision at say 520 km requires quick action or the entire fleet in that orbit will eventually be destroyed.
replyhttps://conference.sdo.esoc.esa.int/proceedings/sdc9/paper/3...
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