Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

…#Musk’s order was an early glimpse of the #power the magnate now wields in #geopolitics & #GlobalSecurity because of #Starlink, a fast-growing #satellite internet service that barely existed early this decade & now provides connectivity even in remote areas of the world. Even before his brief role as donor & advisor to #Trump, Starlink’s success–& the unrivaled connectivity it offers across the planet–had given Musk increasing #influence w/political leaders, governments & militaries worldwide.
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago
#Musk’s sway in #military affairs in Washington & beyond–through #Starlink’s dominance in #satellite #communications & #SpaceX’s clout in #space launches–has reached a dimension previously limited to #sovereign #governments, alarming some regulators & lawmakers. “Elon Musk’s current global dominance exemplifies the dangers of concentrated #power in unregulated domains,” Martha Lane Fox, a member of Britain’s upper house of parliament, said during a debate earlier this year.
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

But #Musk’s order, which hasn’t previously been reported, is the first known instance of the billionaire actively [& personally] shutting off #Starlink coverage over a battlefield during the conflict. The decision shocked some Starlink employees & effectively reshaped the front line of the fighting, enabling #Musk to take “the outcome of a war into his own hands,” another one of the three people said.

#power #corruption #oligarchy
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

…#Musk’s order was an early glimpse of the #power the magnate now wields in #geopolitics & #GlobalSecurity because of #Starlink, a fast-growing #satellite internet service that barely existed early this decade & now provides connectivity even in remote areas of the world. Even before his brief role as donor & advisor to #Trump, Starlink’s success–& the unrivaled connectivity it offers across the planet–had given Musk increasing #influence w/political leaders, governments & militaries worldwide.
jbz
@jbz@indieweb.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

🛰️ Major Satellite Suddenly Disappears

｢ Dubbed MethaneSAT, the $88 million spacecraft was launched into orbit aboard a SpaceX rocket in March 2024 and was expected to collect data on the potent greenhouse gas for at least five years.

But for the past two weeks, the satellite's operators, the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund, have been unable to establish contact ｣

https://futurism.com/major-satellite-suddenly-disappears

#satellite #astronomy #space #science
jbz
@jbz@indieweb.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

🛰️ Major Satellite Suddenly Disappears

｢ Dubbed MethaneSAT, the $88 million spacecraft was launched into orbit aboard a SpaceX rocket in March 2024 and was expected to collect data on the potent greenhouse gas for at least five years.

But for the past two weeks, the satellite's operators, the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund, have been unable to establish contact ｣

https://futurism.com/major-satellite-suddenly-disappears

#satellite #astronomy #space #science

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Nils Wilcke
@paul_denton@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

La SNCF pourrait choisir Starlink, le vaste réseau de Musk, pour équiper ses trains de la technologie satellite face à son rival européen Eutelsat. En septembre dernier, SpaceX a déjà été sélectionné par Air France-KLM pour installer progressivement le wifi à bord de tous ses avions. Confier nos moyens de communication dans les transports à un milliardaire fascisant, une riche idée! https://www.lalettre.fr/fr/entreprises_tech-et-telecoms/2025/07/03/le-plan-d-elon-musk-pour-brancher-les-tgv-francais-sur-starlink,110472501-eve

#Politique#SNCF#Transport#Musk#Starlink#Avion#Train#TGV#Satellite
Nils Wilcke
@paul_denton@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

La SNCF pourrait choisir Starlink, le vaste réseau de Musk, pour équiper ses trains de la technologie satellite face à son rival européen Eutelsat. En septembre dernier, SpaceX a déjà été sélectionné par Air France-KLM pour installer progressivement le wifi à bord de tous ses avions. Confier nos moyens de communication dans les transports à un milliardaire fascisant, une riche idée! https://www.lalettre.fr/fr/entreprises_tech-et-telecoms/2025/07/03/le-plan-d-elon-musk-pour-brancher-les-tgv-francais-sur-starlink,110472501-eve

#Politique#SNCF#Transport#Musk#Starlink#Avion#Train#TGV#Satellite
SEAS Guyane
@SEAS_Guyane@mapstodon.space  ·  activity timestamp last month

Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni vue par le satellite Pleiades Neo le 23 juillet 2024 à une résolution de 30 cm.
Saint-Laurent une des villes principales de Guyane, elle borde le fleuve Maroni, frontière avec le Suriname.
À pleine résolution, on distingue bien les pirogues traversant jusqu'à Albina (cadre en bas à droite).

https://seasguyane.org

#SaintLaurentDuMaroni #satellite#PleiadesNeo#télédétection#observationDeLaTerre#Maroni #Guyane#Suriname#Albina#Amazonie#AmériqueDuSud#SEASGuyane
SEAS Guyane
@SEAS_Guyane@mapstodon.space  ·  activity timestamp last month

Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni vue par le satellite Pleiades Neo le 23 juillet 2024 à une résolution de 30 cm.
Saint-Laurent une des villes principales de Guyane, elle borde le fleuve Maroni, frontière avec le Suriname.
À pleine résolution, on distingue bien les pirogues traversant jusqu'à Albina (cadre en bas à droite).

https://seasguyane.org

#SaintLaurentDuMaroni #satellite#PleiadesNeo#télédétection#observationDeLaTerre#Maroni #Guyane#Suriname#Albina#Amazonie#AmériqueDuSud#SEASGuyane