Everyone (China included) will want their own Dyson swarms/Saturnian rings in solar-synchronous orbit.

Everyone (China included) will want their own Dyson swarms/Saturnian rings in solar-synchronous orbit. | Oh, I think everyone's going to want one. Ring Saturn rings Dyson swarms for everyone. You don't think China is going to want their their own halo in SSO? Of course they will.

Watch events: Starcloud Blackwell satellite (Oct 2026); Google Project Suncatcher demo satellite; FCC DC filings

Oh, I think everyone's going to want one. Ring Saturn rings Dyson swarms for everyone. You don't think China is going to want their their own halo in SSO? Of course they will.

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