The Space Junk Problem is About to Get WAY Worse

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Elon Musk's SpaceX just got approval from Trump's FCC to double the number of satellites it has in Low Earth Orbit, and to bring them closer to Earth than ever before. Here's what that means for the worsening space junk problem. 0:00 More space junk is coming 0:30 Satellites avoiding collision 0:58 Joe Supman and Trump's FCC approval 1:32 Starlink is putting satellites into low Earth orbit 2:10 Environmental impacts 2:37 Starlink isn't alone 3:07 Increase in density of materials in low Earth