SPACE: Rich Guys and Corporations Want to Build Earth Surveillance Satellites
A bunch of very big corporations and rich men are hoping to start watching the whole Earth at all times with video cameras in outer space. EarthNow LLC, a company that counts among its investors Bill Gates, Airbus, SoftBank and the “colorful” tech tycoon Greg Wyler, announced plans Wednesday (April 18) to “deploy a large constellation of advanced imaging satellites that will deliver real-time, continuous video of almost anywhere on Earth.” The goal, the company said, is to offer customers the ability to watch events unfold on the planet in real time. EarthNow’s website lists the far-ranging events the satellite … Read more