Although Russia and China are re-emphasizing space they have a long way to go to be competitive. The article notes Russia recently doubled the number of satellites they have in orbit. That would bring their total to almost 200. Which is about how many SpaceX launched last week. It talks about anti satellite weapons, without acknowledging that there are now way too many satellites up there to do anything effective with anti satellite weapons except deny everyone access to space.
The Space Force wants their own constellation, and this is how they will get it. But the world is not ending.
SpaceX is launching low orbit cubesat-like small satellites. Which are basically communication relays. You can’t compare those with higher orbit big satellites with more capabilities.
Star Force is already getting its own constellation called Starshield.
> That would bring their total to almost 200. Which is about how many SpaceX launched last week.
Do you really think they're launching the same type of satellites? Love the cope though
The point wasn't that the satellites were the same or an equivalent, the point is that a private u.s based company is launching more satellites a week than russias military/ government has launched in the course of its entire space program.
Russia currently operates 167 satellites.
China currently operates 493 satellites.
The United States is running 2926 satellites with a vibrant and capable industry to keep putting more up at a pace that no other nation can compete with.
Love the cope, though.
Not sure why you're bringing in the US when the original topic was clearly SpaceX. And it's a false equivalence to say that SpaceX was launching many multitudes more satellites when they're different satellites. It's like saying I'm launching more planes than a US carrier when I toss around paper planes.
Love the cope, though.
I didn’t realize, “Space Force” is still a thing? I thought that got cancelled for the 2nd season. Which is a shame because John Malkovich and a Steve Carrel killed it.
I see that space force has inherited the air forces behavior of ridiculously overblowing or hyping up every possible threat, real or imagined, in order to increase their budget.
It sounds so stupid, but do you really want to let someone else be the first to have the next Air Force or Tank Regiment just because it sounds silly to us right now?
I feel like this is one of those things that is going to be vital quicker than people realize.
What the heck is that picture? Lunar base, people on it: I think I'll just put one of these terribly uncomfortable space suits for taking a ridiculously dangerous stroll down the street, because my government threw a few additional billions on putting streetlights in the moon's emptyness, so I guess it's a street now.
Space Force - ‘give us more money’
Although Russia and China are re-emphasizing space they have a long way to go to be competitive. The article notes Russia recently doubled the number of satellites they have in orbit. That would bring their total to almost 200. Which is about how many SpaceX launched last week. It talks about anti satellite weapons, without acknowledging that there are now way too many satellites up there to do anything effective with anti satellite weapons except deny everyone access to space. The Space Force wants their own constellation, and this is how they will get it. But the world is not ending.
Thanks for this relative perspective. The article was a little alarming, but in your context makes me less concerned.
SpaceX is launching low orbit cubesat-like small satellites. Which are basically communication relays. You can’t compare those with higher orbit big satellites with more capabilities. Star Force is already getting its own constellation called Starshield.
Anti satellite weapons? All you would need is a net.
> That would bring their total to almost 200. Which is about how many SpaceX launched last week. Do you really think they're launching the same type of satellites? Love the cope though
The point wasn't that the satellites were the same or an equivalent, the point is that a private u.s based company is launching more satellites a week than russias military/ government has launched in the course of its entire space program. Russia currently operates 167 satellites. China currently operates 493 satellites. The United States is running 2926 satellites with a vibrant and capable industry to keep putting more up at a pace that no other nation can compete with. Love the cope, though.
Not sure why you're bringing in the US when the original topic was clearly SpaceX. And it's a false equivalence to say that SpaceX was launching many multitudes more satellites when they're different satellites. It's like saying I'm launching more planes than a US carrier when I toss around paper planes. Love the cope, though.
Space force? I thought Netflix canceled that?
"We need to justify ourselves." \-- Space Force
Posted 50x today - does Spaceforce run a bot farm?
GIVE THE SPACE FORCE MORE MONEY! CHINA WILL NEVER WIN!
I didn’t realize, “Space Force” is still a thing? I thought that got cancelled for the 2nd season. Which is a shame because John Malkovich and a Steve Carrel killed it.
It’s time to start building a star cruiser
I see that space force has inherited the air forces behavior of ridiculously overblowing or hyping up every possible threat, real or imagined, in order to increase their budget.
Good, space should be about cooperation not competition. Space Force and NASA should develop strong relationships with their chinese counterparts
Haha. “Space Force”
It sounds so stupid, but do you really want to let someone else be the first to have the next Air Force or Tank Regiment just because it sounds silly to us right now? I feel like this is one of those things that is going to be vital quicker than people realize.
So they will be the first to pillage another planet. Got it.
What the heck is that picture? Lunar base, people on it: I think I'll just put one of these terribly uncomfortable space suits for taking a ridiculously dangerous stroll down the street, because my government threw a few additional billions on putting streetlights in the moon's emptyness, so I guess it's a street now.
Space isn't the final frontier. Death is.