The Hill July 14, 2026 • 21:46

FCC approves startup’s space mirror to reflect sunlight to dark parts of Earth - The Hill

By Ryan Mancini

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a startup business’s request to build and launch a mirror satellite that would reflect sunlight back toward the dark parts of Earth. Reflect Orbital of Hawthorne, Calif., received the FCC’s approval on July…

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