>A Russian company called StartRocket says it’s going to launch a cluster of cubesats into space that will act as an “orbital billboard,” projecting enormous advertisements into the night sky like artificial constellations. And its first client, it says, will be PepsiCo — which will use the system to promote a “campaign against stereotypes and unjustified prejudices against gamers” on behalf of an energy drink called Adrenaline Rush.
>Yeah, the project sounds like an elaborate prank. But Russian PepsiCo spokesperson Olga Mangova confirmed to Futurism that the collaboration is real.
>“We believe in StartRocket potential,” she wrote in an email. “Orbital billboards are the revolution on the market of communications. That’s why on behalf of Adrenaline Rush — PepsiCo Russia energy non-alcoholic drink, which is brand innovator, and supports everything new, and non-standard — we agreed on this partnership.”
>“We are ruled by brands and events,” project leader Vlad Sitnikov told Futurism at the time. “The Super Bowl, Coca Cola, Brexit, the Olympics, Mercedes, FIFA, Supreme and the Mexican wall. The economy is the blood system of society. Entertainment and advertising are at its heart.”
StartRocket claims to have tested the technology with a helium balloon that launched one of its reflectors into the stratosphere — where it was visible from the ground.
>“An hour and a half after the launch we concluded that the test was successful,” Sitnikov said.
>StartRocket plans to launch the system into orbit in 2021. It’s currently raising funds, it says — and a $20,000 investment will buy eight hours of advertising in the night sky.
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God damn that's awful. Fucking Soviets
>how to fucking infuriate all astronomers
Those damn Russian trolls at it again.
That being said this is a cool idea.
>StartRocket claims to have tested the technology with a helium balloon that launched one of its reflectors into the stratosphere — where it was visible from the ground.
>>“An hour and a half after the launch we concluded that the test was successful,” Sitnikov said.
Jewish propagandists dream or nightmare
Cost of a 30 second ad on the Super Bowl upwards 5 mil.
Cost to promote a product for 8 hours in fucking space = 20k.
Wowee
If they do this I will make it my mission to vandalize anything “Pepsi” I ever come across
Alright Jow Forums, is hijacking it a possibly? Instead of Pepsi, it should say kikes.
>Not hacking the satellites to educate the world about niggers and Jews
Not gonna make it
About time. Every cyberpunk dystopia needs giant billboards in the sky.
This. Doesn't add up.
nice
>prejudice against gaymers
literally what? this is going to go down in the history books? that's the legacy of our generation.
>not hacking to to draw a huge dick
Oh Yes Please. Put this up there
>futurism.com
“We are ruled by brands and events,” project leader Vlad Sitnikov told Futurism at the time. “The Super Bowl, Coca Cola, Brexit, the Olympics, Mercedes, FIFA, Supreme and the Mexican wall. The economy is the blood system of society. Entertainment and advertising are at its heart.”
This is why I'm rooting for the apocalypse.
Is orbit going to become absolutely fucking littered with trashy advertisement satellites or something
Not even a question. It’s difficult enough as is to enjoy the amazing light show the universe puts on for us every night given our insane amount of lights from the ground. Why not add a bunch of shit telling you to spend money in the already blocked out sky?
Depression rates are already at their highest my friend.
even the stars our ancient ancestors stared up at for inspiration and wonder are now going to be eternally cucked by globohomo to sell you a sugary bowel cancer drink
This is really a reason to bum rush a property if there ever was one
I will donate to any organization that vows to blow these things out of the air. This kind of capitalist excess is revolting.
No, it seems like these slavniggers are only launching their garbage into the stratosphere. It also appears that the ads are temporary. If true then I'm ok with it because most likely only citycucks will have to deal with it. No one will pay for a space ad to hover over an area with a population density of less than 1.
Because not all of us are cucks living in the city.
How is advertising so lucrative, prevelant, and effective? I understand to an extent the psycology and science of it, but it still seems so fucking stupid. How are tens of thousands of dollars, some times hundreds of millions spent on advertisement translating to profit and real world sales? When it comes to what might otherwise be obscure products and services I can understand how invaluable exposure is.. but what about the companies and products that everybody is already aware of and available everywhere? Who the fuck is being compelled to get McDonald's or buy a soda because of an ad?
Buy COKE™ and remember the six trillion
Hahaha, that is so fucking dystopian, I am sure it will help their case.
>which will use the system to promote a “campaign against stereotypes and unjustified prejudices against gamers”
GAMERS RISE UP
its elites using it as a pretext to experiment with mind control, mass manipulation, social engineering through media etc.
This got to be FSB psyop or it comes straight from the onion. I am not even sure anymore. Clown world truly arrived.
I don't want to encourage paranoid/skitzo thoughts considering there's plenty of reasonable explanations, and it's probably healthier or at least fair enough to just go with those.. but yeah, that does seem to be the case.
when you see how much it influences the masses there is no way they wouldn't take advantage of something like that
I think the real ability to manipulate and influence people is through shows, movies, and media and it's possible "advertisement" is intentionally misleading and utilized in its rather benign form as something that is solely trying to sell you shit, which is pretty harmless. It's the only form of media that people are openly told and aware of as using methods and psychology to manipulate and influence you. Yet because of its rather harmless nature we're conditioned to feel less concern over the ability to use media this way.
gufundme for sky swastika or giant dick
bullshit, remember when pepsi was going to shine a logo across the whole moon? that was bogus, too
>Initial investment
I'm sure that the price will go up once they actually get the constellation in orbit, if ever.
The 20k is an early investment perk.
this is truely depressing and about all i have to get away from these leeches was to look at the night time sky.
i hate the way the world is going. you can fight it but if it makes money it will happen
>1957
>Da, am sending Sputnik in cosmos for glory of communism go to hui American
>2019
>Da am sending billboard to cosmos for money, pay American
Psy-ops for the most part, the media world and cointel agencies work hands in hands because the first get access to black funding with more emone than they could possibly hope to know what to do with (aka loads of frivolous shit) and the later get a absolute bitch that he's insured is going to bend the knee whenever needed.
Honestly its downright absurd the relation marketing and intel agencies have, its downright perverse. Shit like Lifelog becoming Facebook, among others.
imagine the beauty of starry night sky being tainted by a bunch of fucking hologram ads
gonna be fun shooting these down
fuck yourself fucking city termite
fucking seconded
Unironically this should be banned. For countless generations of men from every culture have stared into the night sky for wisdom, solace, and navigation.
That's some straight dystopian shit.
Btw if anyone wants to get rich in the next few years, when this becomes cheaper, align it with meteor showers and other astrological events and make people pay to have it moved in time.
This has to be fake.
>prejudice against gamers
>$20,000 for 8 hours
Fake. I imagine something like this would be like $1 million an hour or something.
>Walking to convienance store at night
>Thirsty, not sure what to get
>Glance up
>BUDLIGHT, A TASTE OUT OF THIS WORLD!
>shrug my shoulders and get it
for fucks sake how much more greedy can the jews get??
oh HELL no.
Project blue beam is going mainstream in the disguise of advertising. Just like online ads are a disguise for datamining and tracking. Two sides of one coin you know. Enjoy the ride.
You guys are smarter than this. Outwit them. BOYCOTT ANYTHING YOU SEE AN OFFENSIVE AD FOR!
Online, telemarketers, hell, ANY offensive ad: Boycott the shit they advertise for! And get your friends in on the plan! If enough do it, ad agencies will bleed to death, and: No more giant billboard shit.