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Why Starlink’s Satellite Trains Captivate and Concern the World’s Skywatchers
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No, it’s a Starlink satellite.” That was the refrain ringing around social media as sky watchers gazed in amazement at the string of glowing lights racing across the early ...
NASSAU, Bahamas, - When SpaceX was negotiating a deal with the Bahamas last year to allow its Falcon 9 rocket boosters to land within the island nation's territory, Elon Musk's company offered a ...
A stack of Starlink satellites being prepared for launch. A five percent failure rate for the first set of 60 satellite has heightened concerns that megaconstellations could leave hundreds of dead ...
The concerns revolve around the sheer scale of the future Starlink network. There are currently over 5,465 satellites orbiting the planet, meaning Starlink's second-generation constellation will ...
SpaceX also said that Starlink satellites can “duck” as they pass by another object by lowering their shark-fin solar panels so that they face the oncoming craft edge-on, reducing its profile ...
Tired of sluggish airline internet? You’re not alone. Starlink is changing the game with faster in-flight speeds. Find out ...
TAMPA, Fla. — Evidence is mounting of a need to perform an environmental review before approving SpaceX’s plans to add nearly 30,000 satellites to its Starlink constellation, satellite ...
Starlink Gen2 satellites are just the right size for the larger Starship, but they will need some tweaks to ride in a Falcon 9. SpaceX began its Starlink Gen 2 campaign several weeks ago with a ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Launching about twice per month, the SpaceX Starlink Internet constellation is at 900 satellites right now with several thousands more planned for future launches.
Satellite operator Viasat, in a letter to the FCC, says there is growing evidence of the need to perform an environmental review before approving SpaceX’s Starlink application to launch another 30,000 ...
The only actual environmental threat they cite is the potential for Starlink satellites to contribute to "light pollution." This is, of course, ridiculous.
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