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SpaceX calls for better coordination in orbit after near-misses with Starlink

Space has plenty of room for more megaconstellations, but only if all operators are willing to share information about where their satellites are and where they...

By Stephen Clark•Oct 8, 2026, 09:37 PM UTC•3 min read
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SpaceX calls for better coordination in orbit after near-misses with Starlink
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  • Primary Wire Report: Space has plenty of room for more megaconstellations, but only if all operators are willing to share information about where their satellites are and where they...
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Space has plenty of room for more megaconstellations, but only if all operators are willing to share information about where their satellites are and where they're going, a top executive at SpaceX and its AI subsidiary said this week. Michael Nicolls, SpaceX's vice president for Starlink and president of Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, used a presentation Tuesday at the International Astronautical Congress in Turkey as a clarion call for improved data-sharing among satellite operators. SpaceX's Starlink constellation now has more than 11,000 satellites, about two-thirds of all active spacecraft in low-Earth orbit. Radars and telescopes routinely track thousands more pieces of space junk. Read full article Comments The global technology and hardware manufacturing sector is navigating rapid infrastructural transformation, characterized by aggressive fabrication node transitions, complex supply-chain reconfigurations, and intensifying competition over next-generation computing standards.

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