U.K. Proposes Tighter Rules to Control Musk, OneWeb Satellites
- Low-earth orbit race has regulators drawing up new rules
- Elon Musk and others vying to blanket earth with broadband
Source: SpaceX
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The U.K. has drawn up rules to prevent chaotic signal interference as entrepreneurs race to launch thousands of broadband-emitting spacecraft into orbit.
Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. and OneWeb Ltd. are rapidly launching satellites in an attempt to blanket Earth with high-speed internet, with others like Amazon.com Inc. close behind.