NASA raises concerns about SpaceX satellite deployment plan


FILE PHOTO The NASA logo is seen at Kennedy Space Center ahead of the NASASpaceX launch of a commercial crew mission to the International Space Station in Cape Canaveral Florida U.S. April 16 2021. REUTERSJoe Skipper

FILE PHOTO: The NASA logo is seen at Kennedy Space Center ahead of the NASA/SpaceX launch of a commercial crew mission to the International Space Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Joe Skipper

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) raised concerns about SpaceX's plan to deploy about 30,000 satellites for its Starlink, as have some major companies.

Elon Musk's SpaceX previously received authorization for about 12,000 satellites to offer broadband internet and has requested authorization for a second-generation constellation of 30,000 satellites.

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