I hate Reflect Orbital so very very much.
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I hate Reflect Orbital so very very much. They are trying to provide expensive, dangerous "help" for problems that already have better, cheaper, less destructive processes in place.
The one thing this article fails to mention is not only could the light from orbit go out at any second, it would be constantly moving, making all the shadows slowly swing around the light source's motion. I've never done any search and rescue, but this seems extremely unhelpful.
https://darksky.org/news/a-rehearsal-for-space-mirrors-leaves-california-rescuers-unconvinced/
They also casually mention how even the marginal gain is based on manipulation as "Reflect Orbital placed white, glossy boxes about four feet long in the search area, rather than the weighted rescue manikins teams often use in training.".
And clouds.
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I'm no expert on these topics, but I keep thinking about how a giant space mirror is at risk of impact with the constantly increasing satellites. Isn't it all just a recipe for kessler syndrome?
@lucyruthe The mirror is just mylar, so it's not too bad debris-wise. It will get shredded by micrometeorites and micro-debris fairly quickly, and be even less coherent, which isn't great.
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They also casually mention how even the marginal gain is based on manipulation as "Reflect Orbital placed white, glossy boxes about four feet long in the search area, rather than the weighted rescue manikins teams often use in training.".
And clouds.
@Pepijn Yeah. They never mention clouds...
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I hate Reflect Orbital so very very much. They are trying to provide expensive, dangerous "help" for problems that already have better, cheaper, less destructive processes in place.
The one thing this article fails to mention is not only could the light from orbit go out at any second, it would be constantly moving, making all the shadows slowly swing around the light source's motion. I've never done any search and rescue, but this seems extremely unhelpful.
https://darksky.org/news/a-rehearsal-for-space-mirrors-leaves-california-rescuers-unconvinced/
They're trying to find a use for the shitty product they had the gall to bring to production... they are trying to fix a problem they created with poor results, in any other time this would be an immediate "cease production, fire all engineers" type of situation but since we're in the "techbrocene", here we are.
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They also casually mention how even the marginal gain is based on manipulation as "Reflect Orbital placed white, glossy boxes about four feet long in the search area, rather than the weighted rescue manikins teams often use in training.".
And clouds.
It also fundamentally limits "natural disaster" lighting basically to earthquakes. Volcano? Ash. Hurricane and extreme rains? Clouds. So quakes with clear skies. And then marginally helpful, when manipulating the experience, minus the moving lights. It's just absurd.
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I hate Reflect Orbital so very very much. They are trying to provide expensive, dangerous "help" for problems that already have better, cheaper, less destructive processes in place.
The one thing this article fails to mention is not only could the light from orbit go out at any second, it would be constantly moving, making all the shadows slowly swing around the light source's motion. I've never done any search and rescue, but this seems extremely unhelpful.
https://darksky.org/news/a-rehearsal-for-space-mirrors-leaves-california-rescuers-unconvinced/
@sundogplanets I still don't understand their business model and why anyone would fund them. -
I hate Reflect Orbital so very very much. They are trying to provide expensive, dangerous "help" for problems that already have better, cheaper, less destructive processes in place.
The one thing this article fails to mention is not only could the light from orbit go out at any second, it would be constantly moving, making all the shadows slowly swing around the light source's motion. I've never done any search and rescue, but this seems extremely unhelpful.
https://darksky.org/news/a-rehearsal-for-space-mirrors-leaves-california-rescuers-unconvinced/
@sundogplanets if only there were some way to provide light portably on earth without using a satellite... It could flash and make light... Perhaps we could call it a portable illuminator! Having lights like this would make travel at night possible, imagine if we could put them on the front of cars!
Too bad such technology is impossible.
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I hate Reflect Orbital so very very much. They are trying to provide expensive, dangerous "help" for problems that already have better, cheaper, less destructive processes in place.
The one thing this article fails to mention is not only could the light from orbit go out at any second, it would be constantly moving, making all the shadows slowly swing around the light source's motion. I've never done any search and rescue, but this seems extremely unhelpful.
https://darksky.org/news/a-rehearsal-for-space-mirrors-leaves-california-rescuers-unconvinced/
@sundogplanets
all the supposed useful cases they come up with are just alibis, pretexts to make govt and people swallow their shit. -
I hate Reflect Orbital so very very much. They are trying to provide expensive, dangerous "help" for problems that already have better, cheaper, less destructive processes in place.
The one thing this article fails to mention is not only could the light from orbit go out at any second, it would be constantly moving, making all the shadows slowly swing around the light source's motion. I've never done any search and rescue, but this seems extremely unhelpful.
https://darksky.org/news/a-rehearsal-for-space-mirrors-leaves-california-rescuers-unconvinced/
@sundogplanets I thought this was a post about Elite Dangerous for a second there
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I hate Reflect Orbital so very very much. They are trying to provide expensive, dangerous "help" for problems that already have better, cheaper, less destructive processes in place.
The one thing this article fails to mention is not only could the light from orbit go out at any second, it would be constantly moving, making all the shadows slowly swing around the light source's motion. I've never done any search and rescue, but this seems extremely unhelpful.
https://darksky.org/news/a-rehearsal-for-space-mirrors-leaves-california-rescuers-unconvinced/
Vladimir Syromyatnikov: "We could use orbiting mirrors to illuminate towns in Siberia in the winter."
1990s Siberian towns: "We have electrical lights over here."
Evidently not much has changed in the last 30 years...
(Syromyatnikov at least admitted that his designs were originally for solar sails.)
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I hate Reflect Orbital so very very much. They are trying to provide expensive, dangerous "help" for problems that already have better, cheaper, less destructive processes in place.
The one thing this article fails to mention is not only could the light from orbit go out at any second, it would be constantly moving, making all the shadows slowly swing around the light source's motion. I've never done any search and rescue, but this seems extremely unhelpful.
https://darksky.org/news/a-rehearsal-for-space-mirrors-leaves-california-rescuers-unconvinced/
they intend to leave the people with nothing, not even the stars above
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Vladimir Syromyatnikov: "We could use orbiting mirrors to illuminate towns in Siberia in the winter."
1990s Siberian towns: "We have electrical lights over here."
Evidently not much has changed in the last 30 years...
(Syromyatnikov at least admitted that his designs were originally for solar sails.)
Also, paging @ai6yr for a professional search-and-rescue opinion.
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Also, paging @ai6yr for a professional search-and-rescue opinion.
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I'm no expert on these topics, but I keep thinking about how a giant space mirror is at risk of impact with the constantly increasing satellites. Isn't it all just a recipe for kessler syndrome?
@lucyruthe
I just Followed you
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