@sundogplanets In a way I find it reassuring that they'll spend a ton of money on a project that has no chance of succeeding, vs spending that money on something else evil that might. Although the pot of money for evil ventures seems to be pretty large. Anyway, signing that Dark Sky letter now.

@sundogplanets This probably doesn't help, but my brother is an aerospace engineer whose job is satellites (*not* starlink) -- I asked him about Reflect Orbital over the holiday, and his reaction was scornful. He said it was Simpson's-level stupid. I take this as a hopeful sign. He's not junior level.