When did the FCC become the final authority on "Space?" Doesn't anyone else on the planet Earth get a say?
this post was submitted on 05 Feb 2026
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Crazy we do this while children still starve and go without education.
Absolutely, especially when other capitalist countries are doing universal health care and college.
I never thought I’d see the phrase “orbital data centers” and not think it’s cool, but here we are.
I was so into science fiction growing up. The science fact is quite depressing.
When I said take me to the moon I never meant take me alone
I thought if mankind toured the sky it meant that all of us could go
But I don’t want to see the stars if they’re just one more piece of land
For us to colonize, for us to turn to sand
- Penelope Scott, Rät
My thoughts are, it doesn't matter what my thoughts are because the FCC's approval can be purchased for a few million dollars directly from the administration.
If nothing else, go on record for posterity.
I know enough to know that this is not a topic where my opinion means much.
I think that it is a topic for experts to discuss and research and this discussion and research isn't being done.
Fuck no.
The registration and comment system is, unfortunately, a little cumbersome to use, but I encourage you all to take a few minutes today and submit a public comment if you can. Maybe mention Musk's many failures and broken promises, and how you don't want him to be able to integrate his companies further into our governing infrastructure.
https://fccprod.servicenowservices.com/ibfs?id=ibfs_home
I would suggest that this only be allowed if they share the internet the put up. Require low income and rural adjustments to increase distribution. If Musk keeps taking subsidies, we should get something out of him.
Doesn't matter what I think, this will not happen, period
Remember: this is a musk project, and musk projects always end up with massive investments, mega promises for years that it definitely definitely this time will be done next year and absolutely zero results
The few times that there are results, it's the fucking hilarious cyber truck
There will be no datacenters in space and anyone who at this point gives their money freely to Elmo deserve what they will get: absofuckinglutely nothing
It will happen, because such a project would increase the value of SpaceX which he will use to launch the satellites - regardless of the success of the data centers.
Are you unaware of the existence of starlink?
yup. should be noted that the successful spacex stuff is basically run by Shotwell. I wonder what she thinks about the datacenter idea