China and Musk’s row in space
The Hindu
China, which is growing its presence in space, complained to the UN detailing two alleged space incidents involving its Tiangong Space Station and two Starlink satellites from Elon Musk-founded aerospace firm, SpaceX.
On December 28, China said its astronauts aboard the Tiangong Space Station had to take evasive measures on two separate occasions to avoid potential collision with two of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites earlier this year.
The world’s second-largest economy, which is growing its presence in space, complained to the United Nations detailing the alleged space incidents.
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