The US Just Approved a Giant Mirror in Space

What if you could order sunlight the way you order an Uber? Reflect Orbital wants to do exactly that, using giant mirrors in orbit to steer sunlight to specific places on Earth. The startup has now won US approval for its first demonstration satellite, with a long-term vision of up to 50,000 orbital mirrors delivering “sunlight on demand.”In this video, I explain how Reflect Orbital’s space mirrors would work, who would pay for them, what the FCC actually approved, and why astronomers are warning about what this could mean for the night sky. ✨ collabs@theendlessvoid.com ✨Music licensed through Musicbed:SyncID: MB011IRVYNHPU3XExploring inner and outer space with Emmy Award-winning journalist Kristin Fisher — daughter of two NASA astronauts and former CNN space correspondent.Reach & follow Kristin here: linktr.ee/kristinfisher This episode is powered by Anomalos.com.Reach out to Anomalos by emailing jag@anomalos.com