Re: Alternatives to Starlink
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Jim
Thanks for the analysis of Starlink's advantage. I had not thought about it before but you are spot on. It's not the hardware or software but the cheap (relatively) reusable and reliable delivery system, which has shown advantages well beyond satellite internet.
Having worked at major hospitals, I also agree with Velina's analogy. I have met brilliant surgeons who are arrogant and obnoxious and others, who were equally brilliant, but humble and gracious. I'll add that since you will be unconcious. their personality or lack thereof doesn't matter unless it interferes with the functionality of their team. Otherwise, only their results matter.??
Pete
On February 27, 2025, at 10:40 AM, "Jim Starkey via groups.io" <Jim@...> wrote:
Lets us not forget that Iridium went bankrupt, which wiped out
the $4 billion in debt for startup expenses.? It was bought out of
bankruptcy for $25 million.? It announced it was going to de-orbit
the constellation but didn't.
What makes Starlink viable SpaceX's very inexpensive launches.?
But what makes SpaceX's launches so cheap with reusable rockets.?
And what makes the rockets reusable is a family of throttleable
liquid fuel engine, which is quite a difficult trick of
engineering.
A satellite constellation dependent on non-reusable booster will
never be able to compete economically with Starlink.? Don't hold
your breath waiting.
Musk didn't invent any of this -- or any of the other
technologies in his companies.? He hires damn smart people, gives
them minimal funding, and holds their feet to the fire.? He does
get in deep enough to understand that critical problems and the
possible pathways to solutions then makes his bets.
No matter what you think of Musk, Starlink is human civilization
game changer.? It provides communication to remote regions and
rural areas, provides instant communications to disaster areas,
and without which the Ukrainian army would have collapsed years
ago.
On 2/27/2025 12:19 AM, Dan Grossman via
wrote:
Iridium. Teledesic never left the drawing board.
And a lot of Iridium technology came from national security
progams that pioneered LEO satellites.?
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Musk was not the first w the idea. ?
Teledesic developed this concept years ago. Costs have
declined. ?
Eventually Starlink will run into congestion and rate
increases.?
It¡¯s throw away equipment.?
I comprehend the benefits for live and work aboard while
cruising. ?I¡¯m more interested in the ubiquitous coverage of
AST Mobile that will soon be available. ?
Please
consider the environment before printing this
email. Thank you.
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As an emigre I try to keep a tight rein on
political opinion, but by the sounds of this thread
there is an awful lot of buyers remorse going around
right now.
It is the Information Age and Musk has
revolutionized access to the Internet. I just wish
engineers would stick to engineering!
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Pete Waterson
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Oriental, NC
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Jim Starkey,
AmorphousDB, LLC
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