A rare in-orbit malfunction involving a SpaceX Starlink satellite has drawn fresh attention to space safety risks at a time when Elon Musk's company overwhelmingly dominates global launch activity. Starlink Satellite Suffers Anomaly In Orbit Earlier this week, SpaceX said one of its Starlink satellites experienced an anomaly in space that caused it to lose communications and generate a small amount of debris. The satellite was operating at roughly 418 kilometers (about 260 miles) above Earth whe
A rare in-orbit malfunction involving a SpaceX Starlink satellite has drawn fresh attention to space safety risks at a time when Elon Musk's company overwhelmingly dominates global launch activity.
Starlink Satellite Suffers Anomaly In Orbit
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