California Commercial Satellite Boom Goes Ballistic

California’s Space X and Boeing are going ballistic in a race to dominate the deployment of up to 30,000 low-orbit 5G communications satellites over the next decade. Breitbart News reported earlier this month that the California Franchise Tax Board is proposing to “tax the movement or attempted movement of people or property — including, without limitation, launch vehicles, satellites, payloads, cargo, refuse, or any other property — to space.” -- More...