The FCC authorized SpaceX to deploy & operate up to 15,000 next-gen satellites — enabling even better, faster, and more advanced Internet services in the country.
President Trump is restoring America’s technology leadership.
NEW today, the FCC authorized SpaceX to deploy & operate up to 15,000 next-gen satellites — enabling even better, faster, and more advanced Internet services in the country.
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China just approved a 200,000 satellite constellation, to compete with Starlink.
That is what you really need to worry about.
Is this going to lead to Kessler syndrome?