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DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-07-16 · 22:21 UTC

A #SpaceMirror Will Test Turning Night Into Day. What To Know About the Controversial Project

by Jeffrey Kluger, Jul 14, 2026

Excerpt: "The company envisions multiple uses for sun-reflecting satellites: assisting search and rescue operations, allowing construction projects to operate around the clock, charging solar power stations, increasing crop yield. But critics cite all manner of risks. Human and animal #CircadianRhythms could be badly affected if the sun—or a simulacrum of it—never sets. The practice of changing the clocks by a mere hour twice a year is already known to mess with human sleep-wake cycles, after all. Plants could bloom when they shouldn’t and die before their time. Orbital mirrors flashing and winking back to Earth could distract airline pilots. Finally, #LightPollution is already interfering with astronomical observations—a problem made even worse by satellite constellations like #SpaceX’s 10,000-strong #Starlink fleet. #ReflectOrbital’s 50,000 birds would dwarf even that."

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/P4uaz

#NightSkies #ElonSucks
#SpacePollution #SunReflectingSatellites #BadIdeas #SpaceTechBros #SendTechBrosToMars #FCCFail #BrendanCarr #WTF

#spacemirror #circadianrhythms #lightpollution #spacex #starlink #reflectorbital

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-07-16 · 22:21 UTC

A #SpaceMirror Will Test Turning Night Into Day. What To Know About the Controversial Project

by Jeffrey Kluger, Jul 14, 2026

Excerpt: "The company envisions multiple uses for sun-reflecting satellites: assisting search and rescue operations, allowing construction projects to operate around the clock, charging solar power stations, increasing crop yield. But critics cite all manner of risks. Human and animal #CircadianRhythms could be badly affected if the sun—or a simulacrum of it—never sets. The practice of changing the clocks by a mere hour twice a year is already known to mess with human sleep-wake cycles, after all. Plants could bloom when they shouldn’t and die before their time. Orbital mirrors flashing and winking back to Earth could distract airline pilots. Finally, #LightPollution is already interfering with astronomical observations—a problem made even worse by satellite constellations like #SpaceX’s 10,000-strong #Starlink fleet. #ReflectOrbital’s 50,000 birds would dwarf even that."

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/P4uaz

#NightSkies #ElonSucks
#SpacePollution #SunReflectingSatellites #BadIdeas #SpaceTechBros #SendTechBrosToMars #FCCFail #BrendanCarr #WTF

#spacemirror #circadianrhythms #lightpollution #spacex #starlink #reflectorbital

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-07-16 · 22:21 UTC

A #SpaceMirror Will Test Turning Night Into Day. What To Know About the Controversial Project

by Jeffrey Kluger, Jul 14, 2026

Excerpt: "The company envisions multiple uses for sun-reflecting satellites: assisting search and rescue operations, allowing construction projects to operate around the clock, charging solar power stations, increasing crop yield. But critics cite all manner of risks. Human and animal #CircadianRhythms could be badly affected if the sun—or a simulacrum of it—never sets. The practice of changing the clocks by a mere hour twice a year is already known to mess with human sleep-wake cycles, after all. Plants could bloom when they shouldn’t and die before their time. Orbital mirrors flashing and winking back to Earth could distract airline pilots. Finally, #LightPollution is already interfering with astronomical observations—a problem made even worse by satellite constellations like #SpaceX’s 10,000-strong #Starlink fleet. #ReflectOrbital’s 50,000 birds would dwarf even that."

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/P4uaz

#NightSkies #ElonSucks
#SpacePollution #SunReflectingSatellites #BadIdeas #SpaceTechBros #SendTechBrosToMars #FCCFail #BrendanCarr #WTF

#fccfail #spacemirror #circadianrhythms #lightpollution #spacex #starlink

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-07-16 · 22:21 UTC

A #SpaceMirror Will Test Turning Night Into Day. What To Know About the Controversial Project

by Jeffrey Kluger, Jul 14, 2026

Excerpt: "The company envisions multiple uses for sun-reflecting satellites: assisting search and rescue operations, allowing construction projects to operate around the clock, charging solar power stations, increasing crop yield. But critics cite all manner of risks. Human and animal #CircadianRhythms could be badly affected if the sun—or a simulacrum of it—never sets. The practice of changing the clocks by a mere hour twice a year is already known to mess with human sleep-wake cycles, after all. Plants could bloom when they shouldn’t and die before their time. Orbital mirrors flashing and winking back to Earth could distract airline pilots. Finally, #LightPollution is already interfering with astronomical observations—a problem made even worse by satellite constellations like #SpaceX’s 10,000-strong #Starlink fleet. #ReflectOrbital’s 50,000 birds would dwarf even that."

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/P4uaz

#NightSkies #ElonSucks
#SpacePollution #SunReflectingSatellites #BadIdeas #SpaceTechBros #SendTechBrosToMars #FCCFail #BrendanCarr #WTF

#fccfail #brendancarr #wtf #spacemirror #circadianrhythms #lightpollution

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-07-16 · 22:21 UTC

A #SpaceMirror Will Test Turning Night Into Day. What To Know About the Controversial Project

by Jeffrey Kluger, Jul 14, 2026

Excerpt: "The company envisions multiple uses for sun-reflecting satellites: assisting search and rescue operations, allowing construction projects to operate around the clock, charging solar power stations, increasing crop yield. But critics cite all manner of risks. Human and animal #CircadianRhythms could be badly affected if the sun—or a simulacrum of it—never sets. The practice of changing the clocks by a mere hour twice a year is already known to mess with human sleep-wake cycles, after all. Plants could bloom when they shouldn’t and die before their time. Orbital mirrors flashing and winking back to Earth could distract airline pilots. Finally, #LightPollution is already interfering with astronomical observations—a problem made even worse by satellite constellations like #SpaceX’s 10,000-strong #Starlink fleet. #ReflectOrbital’s 50,000 birds would dwarf even that."

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/P4uaz

#NightSkies #ElonSucks
#SpacePollution #SunReflectingSatellites #BadIdeas #SpaceTechBros #SendTechBrosToMars #FCCFail #BrendanCarr #WTF

#wtf #brendancarr #fccfail #sendtechbrostomars #spacetechbros #badideas