US Approves Giant Satellite Mirror to Illuminate Earth at Night
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved an application from Reflect Orbital to launch Eärendil-1, a satellite designed to reflect sunlight back to Earth. The satellite, roughly the size of a bedside table, will orbit 400 miles above the surface and use a 60-foot mirror to illuminate three-mile-wide patches of ground on demand, a move … Read more
