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>>hnburn+(OP)
"To maximize safety for all satellites in space, SpaceX will be making Stargaze conjunction data available to all operators, free of charge, via its space-traffic management platform."

Many people don't still realize it, but the problem of low orbit debris is only getting worse. So, this is a really nice gesture. Thank you, Elon Musk.

>>wtcact+Zm
The one advantage of monopolies is that they tend the commons.

>>iNic+Av
You're free to start your own space exploration company.

>>uyzstv+vw
Er, no, you're not. That's the big problem with monopolies that execute regulatory capture.

>>dmd+Z61
Sure you are. SpaceX did exactly this and went against the well-connected monopoly at the time (ULA, a consortium of defense contractors) and beat it.

Nobody said it would be easy though.

>>atonse+ZG1
You too can start your own space exploration company if you are lucky enough to somehow obtain capital and your luck compounds sufficiently from that capital.

That luck is out of grasp of the vast majority of the population. It isn't a matter of effort, but mostly luck. Playing the lottery is not a realistic strategy to put forth from a monopoly competition perspective. 90% of startups fail, for example. They worked hard, but were unlucky.