ESA head says Europe needs to stop facilitating Elon Musk’s ambitions in space
ESA head says Europe needs to stop facilitating Elon Musk’s ambitions in space
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ESA head says Europe needs to stop facilitating Elon Musk’s ambitions in space
Musk's thousands of satellites risk crowding others out of low Earth orbits.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/106495
Germany has recently applied to the International Telecommunications Union, which coordinates the use of wireless frequencies for carrying data, to grant Starlink spectrum for about 40,000 satellites. Musk has already won approval for more than 30,000 satellites through US regulators.