I heard someone from this company https://www.aureliainstitute.org/ get interviewed on The Current on my way in to campus this morning. She had such a rosy, totally detached-from-reality picture of "our future in space" I just couldn't handle it. She actually said that Low Earth Orbit is very well-regulated!! I yelled a lot of swear words at the radio. UGH.
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Does the radio still work?
Ugh!
Also a stupid website.
@sundogplanets How about this: the US admits to having weapons in space. (Isn’t that a treaty violation?) so how long before Russia or China blows one up, leaving thousands of pieces in orbit?
@sundogplanets chrysalis logo huh? such healthful and reassuring symbolism these grifters cling to
I sent The Current a polite, detailed email about all the ways that Low Earth Orbit is very poorly regulated, actually (and hopefully sounded less random by adding in the fact that Quirks & Quarks really did interview me about Reflect Orbital last year). Maybe they'll interview me about how terrible everything actually is in orbit. Probably not, but worth a try.
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She's from the US where motorcycle helmets and stop signs are indicators of government tyranny. Of course she thinks that space is well regulated.
@sundogplanets Ugh. I used to listen to The Current all the time and, sadly, they have never been good at asking questions when it comes to technology.
Get a politician on there? They can grill 'em. Get a technologist on there? They swoon at the idea of something cool.
I was trying to remember why I had a negative association with that name.
Checking; it is because the founder of the "Aurelia Institute" is Ariel Ekblaw, who previously was involved with some "put medical records on the blockchain" project.
Which was a very bad idea for many reasons.
@michael_w_busch She was the one interviewed.
@sundogplanets I am for some reason imagining the call-in session afterwards featuring someone being very grumpy, with entirely good reason.
@sundogplanets Oh my gosh I heard this on my drive in, and nearly put it in the ditch when Aurelia lady was describing their infra as just harmlessly burning up in the atmosphere, and the careful regulations and planning to ensure what doesn't gets dumped in the ocean.
Like that's good for the atmosphere or the ocean.
I was astounded at how casual she was on those points, and how she wasn't pressed on any of the environmental concerns.
Fairly rare CBC fail, imo, but a big one.