Welcome to the Era of Orbital Publicity Stunts
Welcome to the Era of Orbital Publicity Stunts
Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer
July 23, 20182m 2s
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Show Notes
Space Graffiti n. Objects placed in orbit for the sole purpose of being seen from Earth. In January a company called Rocket Lab secretly added an extra point of light to the night sky. Dubbed the Humanity Star, it was a faceted carbon-fiber sphere parked in low Earth orbit, designed to twinkle as it caught the sun’s rays, thus creating a “shared experience for everyone on the planet.” Astronomers were not amused.
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