(Cybernews) As debates over energy, AI, and space-based infrastructure intensify, the Kardashev scale has moved from theory into a vision, sharpened by Elon Musk’s latest SpaceX proposal. When Elon Musk’s SpaceX applied to launch up to one million solar-powered satellites into low-Earth orbit last week, he said he envisions “humanity becoming a Kardashev II-level civilization – one that can harness the Sun’s full power.”. Currently, Starlink has an existing network of around 10,000 satellites, with the New Scientist reporting that the company had to perform around 300,000 collision avoidance manoeuvers in 2025 alone. The million solar powered satellites that have been mentioned, come with no timescale, but would cater for “billions of users globally”. Musk commented on his social media channel X: “The satellites will actually be so far apart that it will be hard to see from one to another. Space is so vast as to be beyond comprehension.”
Elon Musk eyes Kardashev II-level civilization for Earth. What is it? | Cybernews
