SpaceX's 1 million satellites could avoid environmental checks
• SpaceX wants to launch many more satellitesCharles Boyer / Alamy Stock Photo SpaceX wants to launch many more satellites Charles Boyer / Alamy Stock Photo Astronomers are scrambl
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DIU wants commercially developed imagery satellites for on-orbit spying
• Under the new GHOST-R effort, the Defense Innovation Unit hopes to have a high-resolution bird operating on orbit within 24 months.
Too many satellites? Earth's orbit is on track for a catastrophe-but we can stop it
• On January 30, 2026, SpaceX filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission for a megaconstellation of up to 1 million satellites to power data centers in spac
Ghost Recon: US military's satellites to spy on 'uncooperative' targets in Earth's orbit
• Ghost Recon: US military’s satellites to spy on ‘uncooperative’ targets in Earth’s orbit The US’s ‘Ghost Recon’ satellites will address a ‘critical capability gap’, allowing for
Thousands of LEO satellites won't save us (but good regulation will)
• This post was co-authored by ProfEugenia Georgiades The world is entering a new era of connectivity. • Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations have become central to how e