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SpaceX vaporizes 260 Starlink satellites in six months using Earth’s atmosphere — new environmental concerns emerge over burning 2,700-pound orbital data centers, FCC seeks to exempt satellites from regulations

July 5, 2026
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| AI, Data Centres, Environmental/Health Concerns, Reentry, Satellites, SpaceX, Starlink

An illustration of a satellite breaking up in Earth orbit. (Image credit: Getty Images) By Etiido Uko, Published by tom's Hardware, 5 July 2026 Starlink burns multiple retired satellites daily from its over 10,000-strong constellation SpaceX has confirmed in a semi-annual report submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) earlier

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Orbital files plans for 100,000 orbital data centers

June 30, 2026
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| Amazon, Blue Origin, Data Centres, Satellites, Space Debris and Overcrowding, SpaceX, Starlink, Starship

Multiple companies are planning to develop space-based data centers, which would greatly increase the number of satellites in Earth orbit. (Image credit: ESA) By Jason Rainbow, Published by Space News, 30 June 2026 TAMPA, Fla. — Five-month-old startup Orbital has asked the Federal Communications Commission for permission to deploy up

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The space company will reportedly build hundreds of satellites bearing Earth-imaging capabilities that can operate as a swarm in low orbits The space company will reportedly build hundreds of satellites bearing Earth-imaging capabilities that can operate as a swarm in low orbits Credit: Cheney Orr/Reuters

Elon Musk wants to put 1 million AI satellites in space. Here’s how SpaceX could do it

June 11, 2026
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| AI, Blue Origin, Data Centres, Environmental/Health Concerns, Mars missions, Satellites, Space Debris and Overcrowding, SpaceX, Starlink, Starship

By Elizabeth Howell, Published by Space.com, 11 June 2026 "We've got a pretty good idea of how to operate, just really large constellations, and do it safely now, right? We are the only operator that has any experience of that scale." SpaceX CEO Elon Musk outlined more details for his

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Rocket goes boom, satellite cameras zoom: Explosive Blue Origin damage is visible from space

June 1, 2026
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| Accidents, Amazon, Artemis, Blue Origin, Environmental/Health Concerns, Moon missions, NASA, SpaceX, Starlink, Starship

By Josh Dinner, Published by Space.com, 1 June 2026 New Glenn's launchpad is so cooked, satellites can see the char from orbit. The dust has settled in the aftermath of last week's giant New Glenn rocket explosion, which shook Florida's Space Coast and the space industry itself. Blue Origin was

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Space Force awards SpaceX $4.16 billion to build satellite network for airborne target tracking

May 29, 2026
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| Satellites, Space Force, Space Systems Command, Space Warfare, SpaceX, Spending, Starlink, Starshield, Surveillance

By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 29 May 2026 The low-orbit satellite constellation is intended to track aircraft, cruise missiles and other airborne threats WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded SpaceX a $4.16 billion contract to build a constellation of satellites designed to track airborne targets from orbit,

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Planet Labs Satellites Upend Wars While Beaming Their Images Worldwide

May 2, 2026
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| Canada, Dual and Commercial Use, Electronic Warfare, Iran, Russia, Satellites, SpaceX, Starlink, Surveillance, Ukraine

Planet Labs aims to push forward peace around the world by shining a luminous spotlight from space on the movement of tanks, troops, missiles and warships across the Earth’s surface. Shown here is its headquarters in San Francisco (Photo By Michael Macor/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) By Kevin

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2.8 Days to Disaster: Scientists Warn Low Earth Orbit Could Suddenly Collapse

April 28, 2026
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| Maneuverability, Satellites, Space Debris and Overcrowding, Starlink

Image: janiecbros/Getty Images Published by SciTechDaily, 28 April 2026 A new study warns that if satellite operators suddenly lose control during a major disruption, a catastrophic collision in orbit could happen in as little as 2.8 days. A major solar storm does not need to smash satellites apart directly to

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Hybridizing nuclear command, control and communications systems puts space infrastructure at risk

April 22, 2026
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| AI, China, Communications, Dual and Commercial Use, GPS, India, Israel, Missile Defense, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, Space Strategy, space weather, Starlink, Surveillance, Ukraine

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle carries the fifth Lockheed Martin-built GPS III space vehicle for the U.S. Space Force, 30 May 2025. (SpaceX) By Qurat-Ul-Ain Shabbir, Published by Space News, 22 April 2026 Space based nuclear command, control and communications (NC3) systems were developed as highly classified and sovereign

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