In the first half of 2024, satellites belonging to SpaceX’s Starlink fleet performed almost 50,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers. This has raised fears about satellite collisions if we continue launching more without much forethought. So a big question astronomy professor Andy Lawrence asks is “how do you manage to make it stop?” @sciencefocus has more: https://flip.it/UNmc.t
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