SpaceX Starlink satellites target of requested environmental review
Competitor Viasat argues mega-constellation poses hazards in space and on Earth
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From the jump, astronomers raised concerns about what stargazers call “light pollution.”
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Critics also cite space debris.
“Those mega constellations could collide with other satellites in low-Earth orbit, like the International Space Station,” Dr. Ken Kremer of SpaceUpClose.com said.
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So now Viasat, another Internet provider, is requesting the Federal Communications Commission do an environmental review of Starlink arguing SpaceX is posing hazards in space and on Earth.
SpaceX founder Elon Musk responded by tweeting, “Starlink ‘poses a hazard’ to Viasat’s profits, more like it.”