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Prof. Sam Lawler
Prof. Sam Lawler
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 13 hours ago

Reflect Orbital wants to destroy the night sky to deliver "sunlight as a service". SpaceX wants to destroy Low Earth Orbit to launch one million "AI datacentres"

The only way to formally protest these two ideas is to file a comment with the US FCC, which is horribly complicated, but the American Astronomical Society has detailed instructions posted here: https://aas.org/posts/advocacy/2026/02/how-submit-comments-satellite-applications-fcc

Comments due March 6 for SpaceX and March 9 for Reflect Orbital. Write! Write! Write!

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Petra van Cronenburg
Petra van Cronenburg
@NatureMC@mastodon.online replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 minutes ago

@sundogplanets This imperialism of the USA is crazy. Space doesn't belong to them. No international regulations? Countries with other languages will have a problem with these forms.

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Ronan
Ronan
@Robo@mastodon.ie replied  ·  activity timestamp 25 minutes ago

@sundogplanets I don't understand how the FCC gets to decide on satellites that cover the whole world. Why are. Musk satellites above Ireland or NZ?

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Deuchnord
Deuchnord
@deuchnord@social.deuchnord.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

@sundogplanets just discovered about this Reflect Orbital thing. What the hell?!

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Erika
Erika
@Erika@ruhr.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

@sundogplanets Maybe @georgetakei is also interested in our night sky and could help to spread this important information?

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John Carlsen 🇺🇸🇳🇱🇪🇺
John Carlsen 🇺🇸🇳🇱🇪🇺
@johnlogic@sfba.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

@sundogplanets

At first I had read the company's name as Rectal Orbit.

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We don't need AI. AI needs us.
We don't need AI. AI needs us.
@Imprinted@mastodon.uno replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 hours ago

@sundogplanets
Building a giant slingshot do you think can work?

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Kai Rüsberg :mastodon:
Kai Rüsberg :mastodon:
@Ruhrnalist@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 hours ago

@sundogplanets is it open to foreigners? I don't see that they are asking for an address?

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TaniaCr8$
TaniaCr8$
@taniacreates@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@sundogplanets can we use a template or create an online petition to bring awareness to this?

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Prof. Sam Lawler
Prof. Sam Lawler
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@taniacreates DarkSky is working on a template, I'll share their instructions once it's up

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Incident Creator ❎
Incident Creator ❎
@vik@mastodon.nzoss.nz replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 hours ago

@sundogplanets
You just wait until Elon figures he wants a hand in space-based beamed power...

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persistentdreamergames
persistentdreamergames
@PersistentDreamer@mastodon.gamedev.place replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 hours ago

@sundogplanets I can't believe this is actually fucking real.

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Prof. Sam Lawler
Prof. Sam Lawler
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@PersistentDreamer I know 😭

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cynthia rose is desirable
cynthia rose is desirable
@cynthiarose@sfba.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 hours ago

@sundogplanets
When burning ants alive with a magnifying glass makes you wish you could hear the screams….. cartoonish supervillainy shit right here, jfc

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Gia BENNETH
Gia BENNETH
@Benneth9@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 hours ago

@sundogplanets Hello 👋, Nice meeting you all Am New Here

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Sophie Hassfurther
Sophie Hassfurther
@sophie@hub.somaton.com replied  ·  activity timestamp 9 hours ago

@ Prof. Sam Lawler comments for US citizens only or worldwide?

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Prof. Sam Lawler
Prof. Sam Lawler
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@sophie worldwide

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Craig Duncan
Craig Duncan
@craigduncan@mastodon.au replied  ·  activity timestamp 10 hours ago

@sundogplanets

Current AI: aggressively inconvenient

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Sina G.
Sina G.
@sina@mastodon.au replied  ·  activity timestamp 10 hours ago

@sundogplanets is this a real concern?

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Angela Scholder
Angela Scholder
@AngelaScholder@mastodon.energy replied  ·  activity timestamp 10 hours ago

@sundogplanets Nice! "Incompatible browser extensions or Network configuration".

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Christo. London, England
Christo. London, England
@Christo_459@mastodon.me.uk replied  ·  activity timestamp 10 hours ago

@sundogplanets
I wish we could just throw the people pushing these things , in jail

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Deborah Hartmann Preuss, pcc
Deborah Hartmann Preuss, pcc
@deborahh@cosocial.ca replied  ·  activity timestamp 11 hours ago

@sundogplanets @mayintoronto how does the US government get to make this call, for globe-encircling tech?

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Bob Blaskiewicz 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇬🇱
Bob Blaskiewicz 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇬🇱
@rjblaskiewicz@mstdn.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 11 hours ago

@sundogplanets on it!

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asdaasp
asdaasp
@asdaasp@social.vivaldi.net replied  ·  activity timestamp 11 hours ago

l guess i am in mastodon now.. thanks vivaldi

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Nonya "Lethal Precision" Bidniss :CIAverified: 🇺🇸
Nonya "Lethal Precision" Bidniss :CIAverified: 🇺🇸
@Nonya_Bidniss@infosec.exchange replied  ·  activity timestamp 11 hours ago

@sundogplanets How is it that U.S. companies get to destroy space for the entire Earth?

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MimiWhiskers
MimiWhiskers
@MimiWhiskers@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 12 hours ago

@sundogplanets It makes zero sense to launch datacenters in space. I ain't gonna go through the technical reasons why, but you can read here where someone that actually worked at NASA and google explaining why its a bad idea... https://taranis.ie/datacenters-in-space-are-a-terrible-horrible-no-good-idea/

But if I could take a moment to poke my conspiracy brain, I think this is more for building an advanced surveillance network against the whole world. You can possibly monitor almost everything on Earth with a network like that.

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Carolyn
Carolyn
@CStamp@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 12 hours ago

@sundogplanets Aside from the whole night sky thing, there are going to be ecological damage done by this. Lots of flora and fauna need dark and light cycles. :(

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Tony Meredith
Tony Meredith
@Tony_Meredith@mastodon.me.uk replied  ·  activity timestamp 12 hours ago

@sundogplanets Plus. It's open for comments worldwide. Right?

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legocas
legocas
@legocas@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 12 hours ago

@sundogplanets this is quite outrageous. How is it possible that everything in there public domain / commons seems to be up for grabs instead being protected for its cultural and natural value. Can’t believe this stuff.

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Jennifer
Jennifer
@Jennifer@m.ai6yr.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 13 hours ago

@sundogplanets @ai6yr FYI since you have a big network!

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river
river
@river@takohs.cc replied  ·  activity timestamp 13 hours ago

@sundogplanets can I share this outside of mastodon?

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Prof. Sam Lawler
Prof. Sam Lawler
@sundogplanets@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 13 hours ago

@river yes, share far and wide

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🤬Mr.Mark🤬
🤬Mr.Mark🤬
@markmetz@sfba.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 12 hours ago

@sundogplanets @river
Happy to share this, do you have any more info about the reflect plan? This sounds as bad as the Russian company that’s planning on running advertisements in space.

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Netraven
Netraven
@Netraven@hear-me.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 13 hours ago

@sundogplanets sarcastic as hell take: Aliens are behind this.

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