We are not guinea pigs for SpaceX satellites

SpaceX satellites are about the size of a small refrigerator, about 880 pounds with a life expectancy of only five years. The FCC has approved 20,000 satellites. Once no longer functional they explode to pollute the atmosphere, not to mention the pollution from rocket fuels on the environment to launch them. The whole system depends on the SpaceX ground transmitter/receivers. These are direct-beam phase-array technology communication towers and require a NEPA review, a building use permit and a public hearing.

SpaceX is sliding under the “like solar panels” description and this is unacceptable because they are RF microwave radiation emitting and receiving towers. When receiving, the radiation exposure is a 5-mile ground radius. Proper environmental procedures, proper permits and a public hearing are being bypassed. Small communities like Sandpoint, Idaho, are having a SpaceX ground tower forced upon them. We are not guinea pigs, and our environment is precious to us. It’s time to … you fill in the blanks!

MARY BAENEN

Sandpoint