The New Space Race!

This week we're back with another special episode! David comes on to lead Marques and Andrew through a discussion about internet for all via Starlink satellites and some of the effects it can have on astronomy and observers of the night sky. It's a big topic but also a fun discussion with plenty of expert interviews.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:15 What is Starlink?
11:34 Background on satellites being deployed
17:30 How they affect astronomy
26:25 Space treaty talk
30:38 Digging deeper
38:31 Canva (Sponsored)
39:44 Truebill (Sponsored)
40:50 Talking to more experts
53:10 Regulation
01:07:31 Storyblocks (Sponsored)
01:08:44 Ending discussions
01:25:07 Outro

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