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FCC grants approval for sun-reflecting space mirror that's been widely criticized by astronomers (www.engadget.com)

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[–] keepthepace@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 1 points 7 hours ago

What do you mean by "shaded"?

And I think the idea is to have several satellites taking turns at illuminating a given target. Your diesel generator (actually nuclear power plants where I live) will have to turn on anyway without these additional sources, but they lower the need.

Until they reach the endgame of being able to produce continuous illumination all night long.