NASA is quietly helping satellite firms avoid catastrophic collisions
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We thought NASA was just monitoring space junk for the US government, but it turns out it has been selling an orbital warning service to select customers
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Why Space Desperately Needs a Traffic Cop - Bloomberg
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The world must cooperate to avoid a catastrophic space collision
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Low Earth Orbit is Closed. “Low earth orbit is closed”, that might
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Mark Harris New Scientist
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Russia blows up old satellite, NASA boss 'outraged' as ISS crew
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Space junk could soon spark a chain of catastrophic collisions
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NRAO (National Radio Astronomy Observatory) - eoPortal
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Astronomers could 'lose access' to the stars due to bright satellites
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NASA, SpaceX reach agreement so stuff doesn't crash in space
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Who Owns the Night Sky?
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Why Satellite Internet Is the New Space Race
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Will Musk's Starlink satellites lead to Kessler syndrome? - Big Think