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Reflect Orbital tests ground lights near Mount Whitney, draws backlash

SFGate details the test and the startup's orbital-mirror plans

2 Oct 15 5:04 PM · 28d ago · 1 post · 1 source · development 2 of 5

Coverage explains that the California startup is planning satellites with mirrors to reflect sunlight down to Earth, and that the Mount Whitney test used ground equipment to simulate that effect.

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