CEO of Million Concepts. Building software and data systems to reduce space mission risk, increase scientific return, and accelerate discovery. Astronomer and planetary scientist. Software engineer. Project manager. Writer. Magician. Dog person.https://bsky.app/profile/millionconcepts.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/millionconcepts.com/post/3mqoze7ivts2y [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jul 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:gq63kbfct7o7j5flbqmutm6b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqoze7ivts2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/millionconcepts.com/post/3mq3poygddk2z [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2026 23:04 +0000at://did:plc:gq63kbfct7o7j5flbqmutm6b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3poygddk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/millionconcepts.com/post/3mpouvknsck2fI agree that if the objective was to build a telecommunications business, then the design of Starlink makes very little sense. But that was not the objective. https://www.techpolicy.press/in-the-twenty-first-century-space-is-the-new-railroad-for-billionaire-ambitions/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jul 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:gq63kbfct7o7j5flbqmutm6b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpouvknsck2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/millionconcepts.com/post/3mpouvknsck2fI agree that if the objective was to build a telecommunications business, then the design of Starlink makes very little sense. But that was not the objective. https://www.techpolicy.press/in-the-twenty-first-century-space-is-the-new-railroad-for-billionaire-ambitions/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jul 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:gq63kbfct7o7j5flbqmutm6b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpouvknsck2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/millionconcepts.com/post/3mpogomsvs22wThis "if only launch were really cheap" thing is a fairy tale being told by people who need a growth/hype narrative for their broken business models. There is no good argument low cost launch suddenly opening up a bunch of capability. Even if launch were free, these businesses still wouldn't work. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jul 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:gq63kbfct7o7j5flbqmutm6b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpogomsvs22whttps://bsky.app/profile/millionconcepts.com/post/3mpodle4al22rStarlink has terrible unit economics. It will always perform worse in cities, i.e. the ares with the most customers. A normal telecom can increase regional capacity by putting up a few repeaters that last decades. SpaceX must launch thousands of satellites that fall out of the sky in 5 years. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jul 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:gq63kbfct7o7j5flbqmutm6b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpodle4al22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/millionconcepts.com/post/3mplzxhiq2c27 [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jul 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:gq63kbfct7o7j5flbqmutm6b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplzxhiq2c27https://bsky.app/profile/millionconcepts.com/post/3mplnrhj4ac22Not even close to the first country this has happened in, also. Fossil fuel industry is trying to kneecap renewables because they cannot compete on price. It's already eating huge chunks of their midday profits in many markets. But the economics and physics are unambiguous. Solar has already won. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jul 2026 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:gq63kbfct7o7j5flbqmutm6b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplnrhj4ac22https://bsky.app/profile/millionconcepts.com/post/3mphslcdr6226"If everything goes according to plan [...]" Spoiler: It will not go to plan. Data centers in space is a bullshit idea. Everybody knows it. Anybody claiming otherwise is lying. https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/another-star-is-born-spacex-names-ai-megaconstellation-starmind30 Jun 2026 01:02 +0000at://did:plc:gq63kbfct7o7j5flbqmutm6b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mphslcdr6226https://bsky.app/profile/millionconcepts.com/post/3moy6e4nqxs2tNobody asked for Skyfall. It appears to exist only to give the NEP demo mission (that nobody asked for) something to carry. It won't do meaningful science. If it's a tech demo, fine. What tech is it de-risking and for what strategic purpose? Also, if it's a tech demo, then STMD should pay for it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jun 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:gq63kbfct7o7j5flbqmutm6b/app.bsky.feed.post/3moy6e4nqxs2t