SpaceX will now let you book a rocket launch online starting at $1M
I know at the moment there is some controversy with the spacex satellites blocking astronomy viewing and I really hope there is a fix soon.<p>But I would really like to see the day when governments aren't the only ones who build telescopes like the Hubble or James webb.<p>That instead amateur enthusiasts crowdfund and build custom telescopes, launched on sub $250k rocket launches which then can allocate hours of control at a time at cost or at least give the telemetry for free.  Imagine 25, 50, or 100 telescopes in space all looking out and mapping the night sky at ever increasing rates.<p>Couple this with advanced ML techniques for anyone to go over the data.  I'm sure a golden age for star gazing would just be beginning.<p>According to [0], we have only discovered a small glass in comparison to a sea on earth.<p>[0]: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwtC_4t2g5M" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwtC_4t2g5M</a><p>p.s If you haven't see The Age of A.I. on youtube, it's an amazing documentary consisting of 8 episodes.