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18.02 / 13:23
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Asteroids
NASA vs Elon Musk: SpaceX satellites can KILL astronauts, increase Asteroid threat to Earth
Taking a strong stance, NASA has submitted a five-page letter to the Federal Communications Commission highlighting the dangers of SpaceX plans for Starlink Gen2 satellite launch. NASA has urged the commission to push back Elon Musk space tech company’s plans of launching 30,000 satellites as a part of its Gen2 phase. NASA highlights that this may end up congesting the lower orbit and not only endanger its ongoing missions but also astronauts. Further, with so many satellites in the Earth’s lower orbit, there is a high chance of it affecting NASA’s asteroid detection system which may fail to detect an asteroid hurtling towards Earth.
