FCC weighs approval for giant space mirror to beam sunlight onto cities at night

The FCC is considering Reflect Orbital’s plan to launch a large fleet of orbital sun-mirrors (starting with a 60-foot prototype and potentially up to 50,000 mirrors) intended to reflect sunlight onto dark regions, a concept pitched as a clean lighting or energy solution but facing serious regulatory, ecological, and astronomical concerns; experts argue that even thousands of satellites would be needed for a meaningful effect, and there is no established regulatory framework for such novel space activities.