A war that begins with a cyber attack on an American company on Earth to disrupt a foreign military’s satellite-based communications, hectic scenes aboard the International Space Station after a satellite is shot down, and a billionaire who now controls more than half of all active satellites: What at first glance looks like the plot of the next James Bond movie is actually a snapshot of recent reality, highlighting how the use of space has changed in recent years.
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