Space junk is making low Earth orbit crowded.
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SpaceX recently launched 60 satellites into orbit around Earth as part of its Starlink programme.
A Falcon 9 SpaceX heavy rocket lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Feb. 6, 2018.
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It has been 10 years since Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched the commercial space age. What hurdles must be overcome before private companies begin exploring, colonizing and mining other planets?
A space agency will allow Australia to sit at the table with NASA, ESA and other global agencies.
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Australia’s space sector responded positively to today’s federal government commitment to a space agency. Our experts explain what must come next.