The United States has approved plans for what could become one of the most unusual space projects ever attempted — a satellite carrying a giant mirror designed to reflect sunlight back to Earth after dark.

Das US-Start-up Reflect Orbital will nachts Sonnenlicht auf die Erde spiegeln. Trotz massiver Kritik von Astronomen hat die FCC nun einen ersten Test genehmigt.

Back in July 2025, Reflect Orbital submitted an application to launch Eärendil-1, a demonstration satellite designed to test whether sunlight can be redirected from orbit onto…