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Does this actually have any impact on Space? In other words, FCC can regulate what American companies have to do, but Papua New Guinea would come out and launch
by kirillzubovsky 4y ago
Does this actually have any impact on Space? In other words, FCC can regulate what American companies have to do, but Papua New Guinea would come out and launch 50k satellites tomorrow, and it would be out of FCC control.
If that's the case, then space junk removal is just a financial obstacle that will make it more prohibitive to launch new sats, and cause the business to move to other counties.
If anyone knows the specifics of how this would work, could you enlighten? Thanks!
- jccooper 4y agoIf you're interested in the US market you have to play by these rules. And almost everyone is. If you're willing to forgo the US market you can jurisdiction shop... though I'd expect the Europeans won't be too far behind. It's also not a really high bar. Most sats are in a regime where this happens naturally or already have propulsion. It's mostly going to bother SSO birds, and most of them are government owned anyway.
- kirillzubovsky 4y agoGot ya. I guess I was thinking of a "Delta-V" (a book) type of scenario, where space exploration becomes conducted in space, and regulation from Earth get circumvented in order to achieve a much bigger outcome in the orbit and beyond. I guess if indeed it's not a big deal though, then probably not an issue to worry about. Thank you for your answer!