A half-dozen satellites crisscrossed directly overhead as Desiree and I lazed in the hot tub last night. At present, the orbital shell around Earth teems with them. Consider them, these overhead rovers.
Our connections to these wandering machines are
woven into nearly every aspect of modern life. We have tethered ourselves
electronically to them so they might help guide our automobiles, carry our
telephone conversations, deliver television and internet signals, provide
weather forecasts, and keep financial transactions and countless other
exchanges in motion. The air above is awash with pulsating signals bouncing
between Earth and these mechanical companions. We have, in a remarkably short
time, become utterly dependent on these heavenly connections. They are much
more than pinpricks of light drifting through the smattering of stars.
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