If we can make space travel cheap enough to get more Hubble-like telescopes up there, then yes, this.
I believe that's part of the goal of SpaceX
I believe that's part of the goal of SpaceX
There are also reasons for humans and animals to not want new, moving stars for reasons other than pure utility. At the very least, these shiny beacons are an insulting advertisement for Musk.
Next, people will be defending a Pepsi ad on the moon or something. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/04/pepsi-ad...
The cost to put the thing into orbit is minuscule compared to the equipment and operation itself.
Put another way - SpaceX isn't solving any problems here.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope#Challen...