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by tgsovlerkhgsel 139 days ago
> Sooo what happens when you need to upgrade or repair?

The satellite deorbits and you launch the next one.

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so, instead of recycling as many components as possible (a lot of these GPU have valuable resources inside) you simply burn them up.

I'm guessing the next argument in the chain will be that we can mine materials from asteroids and such?

Such a waste of resources