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Space Debris

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Jan 02 • 4 months ago

SpaceX begins “significant reconfiguration” of Starlink satellite constellation

"Biggest advantage of lower altitude is that beam diameter is smaller for a given antenna size." ...

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Oct 19 • 7 months ago

Something from “space” may have just struck a United Airlines flight over Utah

"NTSB gathering radar, weather, flight recorder data." ...

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Oct 04 • 7 months ago

Removing these 50 objects from orbit would cut danger from space junk in half

"In their rush to move quickly, they are adding to the long-term collision hazard." ...

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