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From: ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>)
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Subject: Re: OT: Surely there's an SF story with this.....
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In article <vaqdc5$2dfk$2@dont-email.me>,
Cryptoengineer  <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
>Reflect Orbital
>
>https://www.reflectorbital.com/lighting
>
>is proposing to launch a fleet of orbital mirrors to provide lighting
>to nighttime locations on the Earth.
>
>They claim they will be able to light up a 5km diameter circle for
>4 minutes. They're accepting reservations, but I can't find any
>pricing. They expect to start in Q4 2025.
>
>I'm *extremely* skeptical. To be even as bright as moonlight,
>the mirror would have to appear 1/7 the area of the Moon in
>the sky.
>
>I can't think of a use case for 4 minutes of light, but they
>also talk about using it to power up solar panel systems at
>night, which makes no sense.
>
>I think its either an art project, or some kind of scam to
>fleece investors who are bad at math.
>
>Still, very stfnal.
>
>pt

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