There are about 15,000 satellites orbiting the Earth. Most of them, like the International Space Station and the Hubble ...
More objects are being launched into space than ever, and most are headed for low Earth orbit. This region of space has become increasingly crowded with launches from SpaceX and others that have ...
On New Year’s Day, Michael Nicolls, vice president of Starlink engineering at SpaceX, announced that the company will lower all Starlink satellites orbiting 342 miles (550 kilometers) above Earth to ...
In 2026, Starlink will begin lowering the altitude of its satellite constellation, a technical adjustment that points to a much larger concern. Low Earth orbit is becoming crowded, risky, and ...
Varda Space Industries was founded on a simple but transformative idea: humanity’s next breakthroughs in medicine, materials and manufacturing will be unlocked when we treat low Earth orbit as an ...
There are about 15,000 satellites orbiting Earth. Most of them, like the International Space Station and the Hubble Telescope, reside in low Earth orbit, or LEO, which tops out at about 1,200 miles (2 ...