SpaceX already has thousands of satellites from its Starlink programme in orbit around the Earth. Photo: Handout
Why China reacted so strongly to its Tiangong space station’s near-misses with Elon Musk’s satellites
- The two incidents this year involving satellites from Elon Musk’s company SpaceX prompted a complaint to the UN and calls on the US to act
- China is worried America wants to dominate space and some observers believe the tech entrepreneur’s company may serve that ambition
SpaceX already has thousands of satellites from its Starlink programme in orbit around the Earth. Photo: Handout