• floofloof@lemmy.ca
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    17 days ago

    The official expressed concern that sensitive information — notably command data for European satellites — is unencrypted, because many were launched years ago without advanced onboard computers or encryption capabilities.

    Maybe those should be replaced?

        • Beltalowda@piefed.social
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          17 days ago

          Hah. I don’t disagree that money is not well used, but trust me, replacing those satellites is no small endeavour on many levels: Industrial capacity, launch capacity, workforce capacity, cost, will…