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In a first, ESA satellite maneuvered to avoid collision with SpaceX constellation

Nabanita Dutta

News Editor
Image Credit: Twitter

For the first time in history, the European Space Agency was forced to maneuver its satellite in order to prevent it from crashing into a constellation of SpaceX satellites. The agency posted a series of tweets explaining how it had to calculate the risk that its Aeolus satellite had of crashing into SpaceX's Starlink constellation. ESA also said it was a rare incident to perform such emergency procedures.