China Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 This Russian startup wants to put huge ads in space. Not everyone is on board with the idea. If it sometimes feels as if the world is awash in advertisements, just wait. A Russian startup just revealed plans to use swarms of tiny, light-reflecting satellites to create sprawling billboards in space. The first of StartRocket's space-based ads, shown in a new concept video released by the company last week, could go up by 2021. The ads — a bit like skytyping, only in low-Earth orbit rather than in the atmosphere — would be visible only at night but could be seen from just about anywhere on the planet. The ads would be created by an array of tiny satellites, each equipped with a reflective sail about 30 feet in diameter. As these "cubesats" orbit at an altitude of about 280 miles, sunlight would reflect off the sails to form luminous words or logos visible from the ground below. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 What could POSSIBLY go wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Can't wait for Space Force to blow this thing out of the sky. 🇺🇸 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Loca Cola huh? This startup’s gonna be sued into nonexistence before they can even take off (har har har). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 “How could we possibly make advertising any worse? We’re already the reason why every gadget has been programmed to spy on all of humanity. We’ve killed privacy!” ”What if we blocked man’s view of the heavens with ads for cola?” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justice98 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 That's actually a cool idea. Cool idea fraught with potential problems, but cool nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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