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McDowell

American  
[muhk-dou-uhl] / məkˈdaʊ əl /

noun

  1. Ephraim, 1771–1830, U.S. surgeon.

  2. Irvin, 1818–85, Union general in the American Civil War.

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SpaceX’s Starlink currently maintains around 10,100 operational satellites in orbit, according to astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, who tracks space activities.

From The Wall Street Journal

"They are ambitious for the future of their program and see the Moon as the logical next step, for its own sake, not for any rivalry. I don't think it would change anything for them if America wasn't going," said Jonathan McDowell, astrophysicist and space analyst.

From Barron's

Meanwhile, Amazon has only 179 satellites in orbit, according to the astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell.

From MarketWatch

As former Federal Communications Commissioner Robert McDowell explained on these pages this weekend, local TV broadcasters are struggling to compete with cable networks, social media and streaming platforms for eyeballs and ads.

From The Wall Street Journal

The service was overseen by the Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Rev John McDowell.

From BBC

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