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		d1sxeyes 10 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the n... Not completely 'no good reason'—they needed to test the ability to send heavy payloads, it's great marketing for SpaceX (who intend to make money by having people pay them to put things in space for them) and brand awareness for Tesla.

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smackeyacky 9 days ago [–]

Bollocks. Making the payload weird just shows the lengths that idiot will go to to give the finger to everyone

d1sxeyes 9 days ago | [–]

I honestly think he believes he’s doing good for mankind in a “fun and quirky way”, I don’t think he’s particularly trying to flip everyone off.

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