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“Google’s Proposed Data Center in Orbit Will Face Issues With Space Debris in an Already Crowded Orbit”

Posted on December 3, 2025 (December 11, 2025) by U-M Space Institute

Dr. Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, an Associate Research Scientist at University of Michigan Climate and Space, wrote a piece for The Conversation titled “Google’s proposed data center in orbit will face issues with space debris in an already crowded orbit.” | December 3, 2025

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