Germany blocks full Chinese takeover of satellite startup
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Germany has blocked a complete Chinese takeover of a satellite startup on national security grounds, sources close to the matter told AFP Thursday, as Berlin takes an increasingly hard line against Beijing.

The German tech company KLEO Connect aims to establish its own network of satellites in low Earth orbit that can provide internet to remote locations, hoping to rival Starlink.

  • UnknownQuantity@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Am I the only one around here who thinks that it’s a bad idea to let anyone launch thousands of satellites into space and control them privately?

    I think it’s time for international satellite treaty regulating use of this technology and the amount of them in space to the benefit of everyone. Either those satellites serve everyone or no one.