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FCC clears first space mirror to beam sunlight to Earth at night
Reflect Orbital received FCC approval to launch a prototype satellite that will reflect sunlight onto Earth at night. The California startup aims to test the technology in low-Earth orbit later this year. Critics have raised concerns about potential light pollution and unintended environmental impacts.
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The FCC's approval signals regulatory openness to novel space-based solar reflection, but the environmental and astronomical consequences remain underappreciated.
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The first sunlight reflecting space mirror has been cleared for launch →
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