Seventy years ago, Earth had only one satellite: the Moon. Now it has more than 15,000 — about 10,000 of which are owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The world’s first trillionaire plans to launch 1 million more satellites, each roughly 70 meters long and 20 meters wide, that would form a data center megaconstellation.
But more satellites means more space junk, which is already threatening critical infrastructure we rely on every day.
Addressing this problem effectively requires work across three fronts: technology, policy and philosophy.
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