Ads in the sky in stead of stars...

[Guest]

This Russian startup wants to put huge ads in space.

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Swarms of tiny, light-reflecting "cubesats" would come together to form luminous words or logos.

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.

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I'm all for progress, science, innovation, etc.

But this ? It's a definitive no no no no!

 

And even if many don't agree, well... We're talking space and Russia... Meaning they can do whatever they want without askling for authorization.

 

As if light pollution wasn't enough already...

[Inelastic]

I remember something like this back in the 90s where a company wanted to place a large ad in space that would look about the size of the moon. They never did it and I believe Congress banned it. So at least it wouldn't be allowed here in the US. But, I'm not sure if that would ban this company from placing ads that could be seen from the US, or just US companies placing them.

[James]

disgusting.

[rcmaehl]

32 minutes ago, Cora_Lie said:

This Russian startup wants to put huge ads in space.

I'm all for progress, science, innovation, etc.

But this ? It's a definitive no no no no!

 

And even if many don't agree, well... We're talking space and Russia... Meaning they can do whatever they want without askling for authorization.

 

As if light pollution wasn't enough already...

State sponsored, anti-US spy balloon measures obviously. /s

 

Universal Adblock technology needs to hurry up.

[greenhorn]

I wouldn't want this to be done, that would really be more than annoying. When looking at the sky at night I want to see the stars and not some stupid ad. That technology could also be misused for governement propaganda, so no thank you.

[Haaselh0ff]

"Look son! You can see the big dipper! And right next to that is the little dipper! And if you follow the handle of the pot you can see the great constellation of CocaCola!"

 

Yeah let's not do this. I'm thinking that polluting the sky with useless ads is going to result with nothing good. Like whats going to happen? You see a giant ad in the sky and go "oh yeah I'd really love a coke right now"? I really don't think this type of unimpressive ad is going to do anything for revenue.

[The King of the Undead]

inb4 someone builds a adblocking lazer

[jagdtigger]

Next up in news: Cubesat ad system was hacked and burnt up in the atmosphere.....

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, jagdtigger said:

Next up in news: Cubesat ad system was hacked and burnt up in the atmosphere.....

Wait! Wait! Putin could consider that a declaration of war and push the button... Then Trump will get angry and after tweeting he is angry he will also push on the button!

Then KJU will get angry because he wasn't invited to the party and to demonstrate his angritude he will too push the button!

 

[PlayStation 2]

already exists, it's called blimps

[spartaman64]

i wonder if you can damage them with lasers. maybe thats one facebook meme event that actually does what it says it will do. lets all shine our lasers at the ad sats to destroy them

[rcmaehl]

Just now, Dan Castellaneta said:

already exists, it's called blimps

Everybody needs to get a blimp cuz blimps are pretty pimp

[Jito463]

One question to consider, is it if would it be possible to do subliminal messaging with these.  Given it's coming from Russia, would you really expect them not to at least attempt it?

[williamcll]

Imagine hacking satellites to write obscenities. 

[ARikozuM]

Nothing is sacred anymore. Time to nuke the human race.

[Guest]

17 minutes ago, Jito463 said:

One question to consider, is it if would it be possible to do subliminal messaging with these.  Given it's coming from Russia, would you really expect them not to at least attempt it?

Dollhouse?

[ARikozuM]

2 minutes ago, williamcll said:

Imagine hacking satellites to write obscenities. 

https://www.cinemablend.com/pop/1564070/guy-hacks-billboard-and-streams-porn-on-it

[Guest]

sorry... could you delete this one?

[Shreyas1]

Rip turtles/ migrating birds/ whatever else uses constellations to navigate

[Dylanc1500]

The hobby rocket enthusiast is going to have a new target for practice. Oh and just wait till jim bob gets his hands on some hobby rocket supplies, you can guarantee you are going to have many a rednecks having competitions to see who can hit the Colonel Sanders in the sky.

[Jito463]

7 minutes ago, Shreyas1 said:

Rip turtles/ migrating birds/ whatever else uses constellations to navigate

I don't know why you mentioned turtles, but bird migration is based on the polar fields, not stellar constellations.

[That Franc]

As a Russian, I'm super embarrassed.

 

As a tech enthusiast, I see this as an absolute win.

 

As a human person that has no backup planet to retreat to, I think that's slightly excessive, and the whole team responsible for it should be lynched immediately, and violently.

 

[dfsdfgfkjsefoiqzemnd]

In the sky eh?  Oh that's easy to solve

 

Adblock +++

Spoiler

 

Just don't look up ...

 

[DildorTheDecent]

Animated gifs would be hilarious.

[Guest]

26 minutes ago, Caroline said:

Russia bad hehexd. The US "sells" space to other countries and if they don't pay they literally take down their satellites, sounds like they can do whatever they want.

 

 

At least when a US citizen had the same idea in 1993 the Congress had the good idea/taste/intelligence to say "That's a No No, Mister!"

 

Note that I'm absolutely NOT defending the USA...  In many ways, just as worse as Russia or China.

(Don't lynch me! Just saying as a citizen of a little blue dot in the middle of the big emptiness)