Since 1989, astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell has tracked every human-made object in space. McDowell’s meticulously maintained catalog, updated every few weeks, is more comprehensive and detailed than that of most governments.
From his front-row seat, he has watched with growing alarm as private companies launched dozens, then hundreds, then thousands of satellites over the last decade. So when McDowell heard that a space company called Reflect Orbital plans to launch a satellite to reflect the sun’s light onto the night side of Earth, he heaved a deep sigh.
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