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hubie [soylentnews.org] writes:

The event production company ALE Co. [star-ale.com] has big plans to provide impressive light shows for outdoor events: Sky Canvas [star-ale.com]. The idea is to launch a cubesat that deploys millimeter-sized particles in orbit that create artificial shooting stars [star-ale.com].

We will launch a satellite loaded with about five hundred to a thousand "source particles" that become ingredients for a shooting star. When the satellite stabilizes in orbit, we will discharge the particles using a specially designed device on board. The particles will travel about one-thirds of the way around the Earth and enter the atmosphere. It will then begin plasma emission and become a shooting star.

They plan on launching a test satellite in 2017 and hope to partner with major events [theatlantic.com] such as the 2020 Olympics in Japan.

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