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		idiotsecant on Jan 1, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “Internet in space” will transform the satellite i... Why are we selling colocated processing on a piece of mass-constricted ultra-expensive hardware we have to launch into orbit again? That seems like a solution in search of a problem.

theptip on Jan 1, 2023 | [–]

Sibling thread provides some examples: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34210236

ohyoutravel on Jan 1, 2023 | [–]

Bandwidth to send down results vs raw data? Ability to relay instructions directly from that data to the next satellite without a downlink and uplink?

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