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Google's first Suncatcher orbital data center test launches October 1

52 points · 96 comments · sbulaev

  1. spandrew · · focus · HN ↗
    There were a lot of YouTube science-fluencers talking about how dumb this idea was. Google themselves called it a Moonshot (har har).

    Curious to see if the experiment changes our understanding of space radiators at a certain scale for non-space exploration purposes.

    1. lubujackson · · focus · HN ↗
      Just call it SkyNet and lean into the evil.
      1. MarsZebra · · focus · HN ↗
        Golden Dome is the name <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Golden_Dome_(missile_defense_system)" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Golden_Dome_(missile_defense_s...

        It&#x27;s a ground-targeting offensive system to be clear, not just missile defense.

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