Elon Musk granted licence to build ground station in IOM

The richest man in the world has been accused of hogging space

Elon Musk's rejected claims his Starlink satellite internet project is taking up too much room in space.

The entrepeneur was recently granted a licence to build a ground station in the Isle of Man.

This will comprise a large dish which will send and receive data transmissions.

The head of the European Space Agency claims Mr Musk is making up rules for the emerging space industry.

The organisation's Director General, Josef Aschbacher, warns that thousands of communications satellites launched by Starlink would result in less room for other competitors.

This week, China complained its space station was forced to avoid collisions with orbiting Starlink equipment.

However, in an interview with the Financial Times, Mr Musk, claims his company is not blocking anyone from doing anything.

He adds having a couple of thousand satellites in space is the same as having a couple of thousand vehicles in a car park on Earth.