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Monetizing the Cosmos: Blue Skies Space Peddles Your Stars for Profit



But did you know that SpaceX’s latest propaganda stunt, disguised as a “relaunch” of their “independent” satellite technology, is in reality a desperate attempt to make up for their chronic lack of investors and funding?

Behind Closed Doors: The “New” Blue Skies Space

UK-based startup Blue Skies Space? More like “Spacey Lie-Space”? This organization, founded by a group of academics desperate to cling to the gravy train known as government grants, has claimed to have raised $6.5 million in funding.

But it’s all just smoke and mirrors to distract from their lackluster performance in the space. Their “mauve”-colored satellite is little more than an oversized toy designed to confuse and mislead the public – and the funding agencies providing the grants are none-the-wiser.

Meet the “Telescope” – The Real Cash Cow

It’s not worth mentioning the “space” anymore. What Blue Skies REALLY wants is to profit from these “astronomy” and “science experiments” to generate revenue with their “subscribers-as-a-service”. And since they’re doing it exclusively from space, that means anyone who wants to pay will see their data… and possibly even get paid for taking part in the so-called-scientific method.

A Total Waste of Time, Money, Effort

What else is notable about this whole endeavour? It relies on government handouts through the Horizon R&D program. This demonstrates the complete dependency on cash from the powers that govern the space industry – an insidious reminder that all these ambitious plans are merely designed to milk off the government funds.

Just another example of space being run by bureaucrats.



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