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Chinese Company Joins Race With SpaceX To Fill Orbit With Junk Satellites

Photo: VCG (Getty Images) A second player has officially entered the race to pack low Earth orbit with communications satellites. Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST) launched its first set of …

Dying Starlink Satellites Could Deplete Ozone Layer: Study

by Nevil Nickel

Photo: Red Huber (Getty Images) A new study from the University of Southern California published last week found that SpaceX’s Starlink satellites could be depleting the Earth’s ozone layer. Researchers …