Some of the benefits of launching these internet satellites into space is so everyone in the world can have access to stable internet. Some may say that everyone already has internet, but Musk was specifically targeting places that weren’t so fortunate like the rest of the world. Chadwick states,”’ The goal of Starlink is to create a network that will help provide internet services to those who are not yet connected, and to provide reliable and affordable internet across the globe.” This will insure that everyone can have internet and won’t be living under a rock while the rest of the world is evolving.
Launching satellites into space is an effective way of distributing internet across the world, but is it? Scientists say that these satellites acting like stars are effecting their research. It is giving them a difficult time to see the actual stars and obstructing their radios on land. The text says,”However, scientists and stargazers have voiced frustrations that the devices are hindering their ability to see the night sky. The orbiting satellites can also interfere with the workings of ground-based radio telescopes that experts use to see more distant phenomena.” This is definitely a huge downside for the scientists and stargazers. This is giving them an artificial taste of the sky compared to before, when there was no satellite in space. Also scientist are handed more obstacles when exploring space.
