Michael Buschmichael_w_busch@mastodon.online
May 22, 2026, 5:42 PMIn which SpaceX admits that it can only claim that the Starlinks make money by not counting the cost of launching the things.
While also ignoring all collision risks and environmental impacts.
QT Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social
2026 May 21
Starlink's figures don't count the cost of satellite launches. Instead, SpaceX capitalizes those costs as PP&E ... SpaceX doesn't account for any costs of deorbiting. They'll just leave them up there as space junk.
https://bsky.app/profile/maxkennerly.bsky.social/post/3mmeb36nnac2o