"'The presumption now is that the application should be approved and that it should be up to the people who might object to prove that there's a problem of some kind. The fact that they have fast-tracked this application, which has potentially tremendous effects not only for astronomy but for the environment too, and to do so without engaging in a full environmental review, is worrisome.'"

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SpaceX plan for 1 million orbiting AI data centers could ruin astronomy, scientists say

"This is a challenge unlike any we have encountered thus far in this new era of commercial space."

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