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by mavhc 1105 days ago
Thunderf00t isn't science, it's a youtube channel who wants to get views.

He also busted Starlink because apparently technology costs never reduce, and single geostationary satellites have infinite bandwidth

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YouTube channels are bogus, but he's not wrong. It's wildly unlikely. Any actual project would require not just a payload that can handle insane stresses, but also rockets for orbital insertion. Rockets that can handle those kinds of ludicrous launch stresses are hard to conceive.

I can't prove that it's impossible, but the gap between the requirements and even the most extreme conception of what's feasible is so immense as to basically dismiss out of hand. They're welcome to keep trying, but it absolutely will not happen soon and is not worth the level of attention it receives.