Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬We’re putting more stuff into #space than ever. Here’s what’s up there.
People started putting gear up there in 1957, and now it’s a real habit. Humans live in an orbiting metal bubble. In last five years, the number of active #satellites in space has increased from barely 3,000 to about 14,000—and climbing. The biggest use case: “megaconstellations” like Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service, which by itself has nearly 10,000 satellites in #orbit.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/24/1132755/anthroposphere-putting-more-stuff-into-space-than-ever/
https://archive.ph/XbEIJ
People started putting gear up there in 1957, and now it’s a real habit. Humans live in an orbiting metal bubble. In last five years, the number of active #satellites in space has increased from barely 3,000 to about 14,000—and climbing. The biggest use case: “megaconstellations” like Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service, which by itself has nearly 10,000 satellites in #orbit.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/24/1132755/anthroposphere-putting-more-stuff-into-space-than-ever/
https://archive.ph/XbEIJ
