China to make new 'moon'?

pyan said:
"A Chinese company has announced ambitious plans to put a "fake moon" into space to brighten the night sky.

According to the People's Daily state newspaper, officials at a private aerospace institute in Chengdu want to launch this "illumination satellite" in orbit by 2020, and say it will be bright enough to replace street lights."

Next stop: the power-beaming satellite beloved of SF writers for years? Watch this space! (hah)...


Fake moon: Could China really light up the night sky?
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There'll be advertisements on it: like a Judge Dredd strip.
 
Ray Pullar said:
It's great when the U.S. government starts behaving like juvenile delinquents and teenaged hoodlums. "Lets slash its tyres and put sugar in the gas."
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Yeah, I'm guessing they wouldn't just spray a bit of paint on the sensors when they could spray graffiti over the rest of the satellite at the same time :).
 
Edward M. Grant said:
Yeah, I'm guessing they wouldn't just spray a bit of paint on the sensors when they could spray graffiti over the rest of the satellite at the same time :).
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Naw... ;)

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