Russian startup wants to put huge ads in space

Published January 18, 2019 This content is archived.

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An article on NBC News about a Russian startup that plans to use swarms of tiny, light-reflecting satellites to create sprawling billboards in the sky interviews John Crassidis, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering.

"Putting more satellites up there is going to cause more opportunities for collisions, and we don't want that happening," he said. "My biggest issue is that these objects are going to become space junk."

Read the article here.