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Yes it is expected to be an enabler like nothing before, but when I read articles about 'space junk', it worries me. But maybe they will work out a solution for that too in the future!

I see claims about that now that you mention. I believe if they create a grid around the entirety of earth with starlink, then it’ll just be an extension of earth. As if earth grew in size. That doesn’t seem like it would mess with astronomy too much to me. There is quite a lot of space up there, so I hear.