<![CDATA[That was one of my favourite interviews I've done about Reflect Orbital.]]>That was one of my favourite interviews I've done about Reflect Orbital. The journalist (who it turns out has a background in optical engineering) actually had to stop the interview when I explained that Reflect Orbital's mirror is really, truly just a stretched piece of mylar and go on a rant about how incredibly stupid this whole plan is.

Now if only someone with power to stop Reflect Orbital would have that same reaction...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/7a73dae6-1513-4c6f-b67f-ce16fc33eb6b/that-was-one-of-my-favourite-interviews-i-ve-done-about-reflect-orbital.RSS for NodeThu, 20 Aug 2026 13:51:47 GMTWed, 19 Aug 2026 16:05:42 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to That was one of my favourite interviews I've done about Reflect Orbital. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:53:30 GMT]]>@sundogplanets Yes, please keep doing them! And thank you for the effort.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fediscience.org/users/PWei888/statuses/117124157314362772https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fediscience.org/users/PWei888/statuses/117124157314362772Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:53:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That was one of my favourite interviews I've done about Reflect Orbital. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:30:19 GMT]]>@sundogplanets Thank you!!!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fediscience.org/users/jkanev/statuses/117124066132516375https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fediscience.org/users/jkanev/statuses/117124066132516375Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:30:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That was one of my favourite interviews I've done about Reflect Orbital. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:58:18 GMT]]>@sundogplanets
They’re not about the incredibly stupid, awful, destructive, dangerous idea with no measurable benefits. They’re about getting the FINANCING of the incredibly stupid, awful, destructive, dangerous idea with no measurable benefits. 😉

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Nerde/statuses/117123940273866243https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Nerde/statuses/117123940273866243Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:58:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That was one of my favourite interviews I've done about Reflect Orbital. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:53:39 GMT]]>@sundogplanets go get’em, champ!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/MedeaVanamonde/statuses/117123921989417158https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/MedeaVanamonde/statuses/117123921989417158Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:53:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That was one of my favourite interviews I've done about Reflect Orbital. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:52:35 GMT]]>@sundogplanets
China?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/MedeaVanamonde/statuses/117123917748584977https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/MedeaVanamonde/statuses/117123917748584977Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:52:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That was one of my favourite interviews I've done about Reflect Orbital. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:30:13 GMT]]>@sundogplanets What’s their attitude control system? Sunlight pressure should have quite an accelerating effect on mirrors so large. 🤔

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/gimulnautti/statuses/117123829801093812https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/gimulnautti/statuses/117123829801093812Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:30:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That was one of my favourite interviews I've done about Reflect Orbital. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:26:58 GMT]]>@beaiouns @sundogplanets
Ha!
Something other than Reflect Orbital. Maybe hypergolic rocket fuel or magnesium flares or something.

If it's a modern BMW then ECM can kill it.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/raymaccarthy/statuses/117123817041813733https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/raymaccarthy/statuses/117123817041813733Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:26:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That was one of my favourite interviews I've done about Reflect Orbital. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:23:29 GMT]]>@raymaccarthy @sundogplanets ok but what if you need to melt a hotel made of ice really quickly, in order to stop a famous MI6 agent from getting away in his modified BMW

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://is.nota.live/users/beaiouns/statuses/117123803324639259https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://is.nota.live/users/beaiouns/statuses/117123803324639259Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:23:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That was one of my favourite interviews I've done about Reflect Orbital. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:08:02 GMT]]>@raymaccarthy @sundogplanets I have friends here in London doing the 3am thing already...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DamonHD/statuses/117123742595812008https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DamonHD/statuses/117123742595812008Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:08:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That was one of my favourite interviews I've done about Reflect Orbital. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:50:51 GMT]]>@raymaccarthy @sundogplanets ah yes but if you can reflect light you can also cast a shadow and then charge to move it away. Just think what a business opportunity that is to charge for free daylight that would of got earth if not the space junk.

I'll get my tinfoil hat.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/misingtale/statuses/117123675056704425https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/misingtale/statuses/117123675056704425Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:50:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That was one of my favourite interviews I've done about Reflect Orbital. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:58:48 GMT]]>@sundogplanets thank you for your service

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gts.nyquil.org/users/nyquildotorg/statuses/01M0DJSZF7K0C1745HP0SXTQS5https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gts.nyquil.org/users/nyquildotorg/statuses/01M0DJSZF7K0C1745HP0SXTQS5Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:58:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That was one of my favourite interviews I've done about Reflect Orbital. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:09:51 GMT]]>@sundogplanets I hope he posts the rant somewhere!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/avirr/statuses/117123277850096375https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/avirr/statuses/117123277850096375Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:09:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That was one of my favourite interviews I've done about Reflect Orbital. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:56:04 GMT]]>@colorblindcowboy They won't. It'll get shredded quickly. And then be a big floppy reflecting thing. It'll be great.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sundogplanets/statuses/117123223711597087https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sundogplanets/statuses/117123223711597087Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:56:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That was one of my favourite interviews I've done about Reflect Orbital. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:42:54 GMT]]>@sundogplanets So, honest question, how do they protect the mylar from being torn apart by random space crap?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/colorblindcowboy/statuses/117123171892103195https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/colorblindcowboy/statuses/117123171892103195Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:42:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That was one of my favourite interviews I've done about Reflect Orbital. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:41:51 GMT]]>@sundogplanets Thank you, for all of us.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mefi.social/users/biogeo/statuses/117123167801476078https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mefi.social/users/biogeo/statuses/117123167801476078Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:41:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That was one of my favourite interviews I've done about Reflect Orbital. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:41:00 GMT]]>@sundogplanets I had to stop and google it. I didn’t know it was a company. I thought it was about cloud covering.
Some guy on the Volts podcast said (about geoengineering clouds) that we’ve been doing it unintentionally for a long time with coal and some other power plants and could try to do it intentionally.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/angelaclinkscales/statuses/117123164438425109https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/angelaclinkscales/statuses/117123164438425109Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:41:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That was one of my favourite interviews I've done about Reflect Orbital. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:38:21 GMT]]>@raymaccarthy @sundogplanets my bet's on scam.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SomeVeganCheeseIsOk/statuses/117123154013795766https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SomeVeganCheeseIsOk/statuses/117123154013795766Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:38:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That was one of my favourite interviews I've done about Reflect Orbital. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:33:16 GMT]]>@sundogplanets
No use for solar "farms" either due to three issues:
* Even x6 moonlight is too dim. Even an overcast sky gives some power.
* Too short a duration.
* They plan to charge. daylight is free.

Battery costs (LiFePO4 may last 20+ years) have also fallen so much it can be worthwhile even to store cheaper off-peak grid electricity at 3am in latitudes with poorer solar power in winter.

Reflect Orbital only is a stupid toy for rich party goers. Or a complete scam to fleece investors!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/raymaccarthy/statuses/117123134040058759https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/raymaccarthy/statuses/117123134040058759Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:33:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That was one of my favourite interviews I've done about Reflect Orbital. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:10:46 GMT]]>@sundogplanets thank you 🙏🙌

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://socialbc.ca/ap/users/116139204719977912/statuses/117123045573520687https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://socialbc.ca/ap/users/116139204719977912/statuses/117123045573520687Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:10:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That was one of my favourite interviews I've done about Reflect Orbital. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:10:09 GMT]]>@sundogplanets

Thank you for doing this very important work! It's such a service and I hope you feel appreciated and can also get rest and do other things that recharge you.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fediscience.org/users/emma_cogdev/statuses/117123043108952636https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fediscience.org/users/emma_cogdev/statuses/117123043108952636Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:10:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That was one of my favourite interviews I've done about Reflect Orbital. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:06:47 GMT]]>Oh look another Reflect Orbital interview request in my inbox. SIGH.

But I will keep doing as many of these interviews as I possibly can. Because Reflect Orbital is an incredibly stupid, awful, destructive, dangerous idea with no measurable benefits.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sundogplanets/statuses/117123029926189772https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sundogplanets/statuses/117123029926189772Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:06:47 GMT