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    From Lynn McGuire@3:633/280.2 to All on Fri Aug 15 10:16:31 2025
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    “California Again Rejects Starlink Launch Increase, But It Might Not Matter”

    https://www.pcmag.com/news/california-again-rejects-starlink-launch-increase-but-it-might-not-matter

    “The California Coastal Commission unanimously votes against increasing Falcon 9 launches to 100 per year. A US military loophole will probably
    allow them anyway.”

    “At Thursday’s hearing, neither SpaceX nor US Space Force
    representatives showed up, likely because the military sidestepped the commission by classifying the Falcon 9 launches as a federal activity.
    The launches at Vandenberg base have involved both Starlink and
    Starshield, a military-grade version of the satellite internet service.”

    Wait, Starshield ? I have never heard of this.
    https://www.spacex.com/starshield

    Lynn


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  • From Lynn McGuire@3:633/280.2 to All on Fri Aug 15 10:17:53 2025
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    On 8/14/2025 7:16 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    “California Again Rejects Starlink Launch Increase, But It Might Not Matter”

    https://www.pcmag.com/news/california-again-rejects-starlink-launch- increase-but-it-might-not-matter

    “The California Coastal Commission unanimously votes against increasing Falcon 9 launches to 100 per year. A US military loophole will probably allow them anyway.”

    “At Thursday’s hearing, neither SpaceX nor US Space Force representatives showed up, likely because the military sidestepped the commission by classifying the Falcon 9 launches as a federal activity.
    The launches at Vandenberg base have involved both Starlink and
    Starshield, a military-grade version of the satellite internet service.”

    Wait, Starshield ? I have never heard of this.
    https://www.spacex.com/starshield

    Lynn

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starshield

    Lynn


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