Starlink is already causing problems in space.

SpaceX wouldn't move its satellite to avoid a collision, says ESA

Playing Chicken

To avoid a collision with one of SpaceX's Starlink satellites, the ESA was forced to perform a first-of-its-kind "collision avoidance manoeuvre."

SpaceX Wouldn’t Move Its Satellite to Avoid a Collision, Says ESA

SpaceX forced the ESA to do something it'd never done before.

More than 50 bits are still being tracked by the Air Force.

Debris from the satellite India blew up still polluting orbit

Space Hoarders

Debris created by India's anti-satellite test are still circling the Earth four months later, putting spacecraft and other satellites in danger.

Debris From the Satellite India Blew Up Still Polluting Orbit

A brutal preview of space warfare.

SmallSat operators will be able to "carpool" into space together.

SpaceX debuts "rideshare" program for launching satellites

Sharing Is Caring

SpaceX has launched a SmallSat Rideshare Program, an initiative designed to let smaller satellite operators split the cost of launches.

SpaceX Debuts “Rideshare” Program For Launching Satellites

Space has never been this cheap.

The giant satellite will learn how cosmic radiation impacts spacecraft.

The US Air Force launched the largest uncrewed structure in space

Orbital Unit

The Air Force successfully launched the largest satellite into space yet. It will spend the next year learning about dangerous cosmic radiation.

The US Air Force Launched the Largest Uncrewed Structure in Space

This epic piece of space tech is the size of a football field.

It needs to improve its failure rate or risk sending 600 faulty satellites into orbit.

SpaceX being Sketch(X) about the 3 Starlink satellites that failed

More Like SketchX

A month after launch, SpaceX confirmed that three of the 60 Starlink satellites it sent into space have failed — and it won't elaborate as to why.

SpaceX Being Sketch(X) About the 3 Starlink Satellites That Failed

The company either doesn’t know why they failed or is keeping the reason a secret.

Melting a piece of a satellite

The piece "reached a complete demise at high heat flux level."

Watch a satellite piece melt into a puddle of metal

Satellite Bonfire

The European Space Agency just placed a piece of satellite in an extremely hot plasma wind tunnel to melt it into a ball of liquid metal.

Watch a Satellite Piece Melt Into a Puddle of Metal

Can satellites survive reentry into Earth's atmosphere?

India's missile test has increased the likelihood of damage to the ISS.

NASA: When India blew up a satellite, it endangered astronauts

Collision Course

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has told the agency's employees that India's satellite destruction test has put the ISS in danger.

NASA: When India Blew up a Satellite, It Endangered Astronauts

The missile test was "a terrible, terrible thing," the leader of NASA said.

"India has always been a nation of peace, but we also defend ourselves."

India just shot down a satellite with a missile

Satellite Down

Indian authorities claim they have successfully tested an anti-satellite missile. Prime minister Narendra Modi claimed it as a big win in the media.

India Just Shot Down a Satellite With a Missile

"India has become a major space power."

Harpoon successfully captures space debris (Slow motion)

The satellite already deployed a web meant to catch space debris out of the sky.

Watch a harpoon attached to a satellite spear a piece of space debris

RemoveDEBRIS

A team of engineers at the University of Surrey launched a 4.9 foot harpoon from a satellite at a piece of space debris to catch it out of the sky.

Watch a Harpoon Attached to a Satellite Spear a Piece of Space Debris

The satellite still has one more trick up its sleeve.

An attack on U.S. satellites would hurt far more than just the military.

Pentagon warns that enemies could shoot US satellites with lasers

Space Insecurity

A newly released Pentagon report details the laser weapons likely in development by China and Russia to attack U.S. satellites.

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