Post #1755745
2026-04-27 14:36 UTC
The extent to which shit we put in space is for direct and indirect military reasons is hard to get across to the average space nerd. I wish it weren’t so, but it’s for real and part of why nobody is doing jack about the satellite situation except writing whitepapers and experimenting with disabling other satellites.
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@sus@timeloop.cafe 2026-04-27 14:38
Some further reading if this is news to you - A City On Mars, this recent FT article https://ig.ft.com/space-weapons/
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@burnitdown@beige.party 2026-04-27 16:04
@sus@timeloop.cafe and also not just now, but it always has been.
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@wohali@timeloop.cafe 2026-04-27 16:10
@sus@timeloop.cafe My literal first reaction to this article was "And you expect me to believe you're not using this to determine other militaries' space combat capabilities?" https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/satellite-snaps-amazing-36th-birthday-140000271.html