Comments on: October 7, 2025 Quick space links

By: wayne

wayne — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:19:14 +0000

It was the original twitter-poster that came to his own assumption the Starfall service-mark was being registered through Tonga. Look at the application itself.

-It’s being registered through the US Patent Office and is noted as having a foreign application (in Tonga) pending.

-Trademarks & Service Marks are essentially the same animal, but Trademarks apply to actual physical goods, while Service Marks apply to the Services provided. (And they can apply to both.)
-SpaceX has applied to register “Starlink,” as a Trademark for its satellite-constellation and all associated functions, and that is still pending and/or may have been withdrawn and resubmitted.
-Service Marks don’t necessarily have to be formally registered to be in-effect, but all Trademarks are formally registered.
I think this is all infinitely less mysterious than the Internet tends to believe.

Tangentially– I’m currently being offered “Starlink Mini” equipment for 50% off with a 12-month sign-up. In September they were offering me “free standard equipment,” with no commitment.

By: Mike Borgelt

Mike Borgelt — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 06:41:22 +0000

Sounds like either Falcon 9 or Starship delivering factory modules to orbit where they can stay for weeks/months and then product delivered to Tonga in re-entry capsules.

By: Jeff Wright

Jeff Wright — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 01:15:23 +0000

Starfall really needs to have a line of artificial derricks.

SuperHeavy lifts off one –and touches down on one to the East.

Chopsticks then transfer SH to the launch dais–repeat.

These would be NAVY JMOB/Sea Base type deals. Methane from well-heads. Ocean floor mining hubs–mixed use so costs can be spread out.