maëlys
well starlink sats run on solar too, no ? which makes them a sustainable choice too over fiber. and scientists can get their rich countries to fund orbital observatories also ? but SpaceX can be proactive in this regard also and deactivate some starlink sats in certain timeframes over certain regions to allow research. its kind of mixed up situation.
well polluting earth orbit with parasite radio frequencies is in SpaceX business model favor: that way the scientific communtiy well be obliged to have observatories beyond starlink orbit (ie Leo i think), so u would have to create ur cluster of radio astronomy satellites and would have to contract SpaceX to deliver them for you to the intended orbit…just a guess but one would think this way, since every company is profit driven after all.
franchment j’épsère que quelqu’un de technophile créera une extension qui permettrait de rendre accessible ces articles aux lecteurs du monde entier, gratuitement. c’est déja le même principe de bypass paywalls, ça dependrait d’un pass lecture activé depuis une bibliothèque allemande.