Why satellite mega-constellations are a threat to the future of space | MIT Technology Review

Why satellite mega-constellations are a threat to the future of space | MIT Technology Review: When India shot down one of its own satellites with a missile this week, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine was not impressed. “Creating debris fields intentionally is wrong … If we wreck space, we’re not getting it back,” he said. He was referring to the growing problem of space junk: dead satellites, leftover rockets, and debris from…