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Glowing Space Billboards Could Show Ads in the Night Sky

posted by takyon on Saturday January 19 2019, @03:39PM   Printer-friendly
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"MrPlow" writes:

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Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/glowing-space-billboards-could-light-up-the-night-sky-in-2020/

Look up at the night sky in 2020 and you might see an ad for McDonald's floating among the stars. A startup is planning to use a constellation of tiny satellites to create glowing ads. The satellites would light up different messages for up to six minutes at a time at about 250 miles above Earth.

Also at Futurism.

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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by Pslytely Psycho on Saturday January 19 2019, @06:12PM (3 children)

    by Pslytely Psycho (1218) on Saturday January 19 2019, @06:12PM (#788715)

    When I get out of the city to stargaze, I want to see stars, planets or meteors. I definitely don't want to see the constellation McDonalds (or Burger King, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, etc.).

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  • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 19 2019, @06:14PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 19 2019, @06:14PM (#788717)

    All restaurants are Taco Bell.

    • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 19 2019, @07:18PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 19 2019, @07:18PM (#788738)

      Even the one at the end of the universe?

      • (Score: 2) by slap on Sunday January 20 2019, @12:43AM

        by slap (5764) on Sunday January 20 2019, @12:43AM (#788836)

        At least the ones orbiting Uranus.