> SpaceX didn’t “refuse” to move the satellite
> they ... declined for reasons
"Declined" and "refused" are synonyms. SpaceX did refuse to move the satellite.
> they ... declined for reasons
"Declined" and "refused" are synonyms. SpaceX did refuse to move the satellite.
> Krag suspected it could be something to do with SpaceX’s electric propulsion system, which “maybe is not reacting so fast” as the chemical propulsion on board Aeolus.
Not acting because you don’t have choice doesn’t count as refusing.
It does beg the question whether you should be there at all.
By that premise every space organization should shut down. Nothing should ever go up again. What if something went wrong? What if every mission wasn't perfect? What if someone lost control of a satellite or space station (eg Tiangong-1)? What if people died? (NASA, Soviet Space Program)