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They got approval to pollute the LEO of planet Earth? Who could you possibly go to for approval for that?

by willdr 3y ago

laverya 3y ago
Bluntly, the people with the power to stop you from doing so. For SpaceX, that means the US government via the FCC.
rowanG077 3y ago
Yes, granted by the FCC.
- c-hendricks 3y ago
  The FCC is the LEO authority for the whole planet?
  - wmf 3y ago
    They're the authority for anything that launches from the US and that transmits on RF. If Starlink interferes with US science the FCC definitely takes that into consideration.
    - aspyct 3y ago
      Then let that stay over the US. I'm sick of seeing my sky polluted with moving dots. "But it's not much" you'll say. Yeah, wait another 10-20 years, with all the additional shit launched into space.
      - JumpCrisscross 3y ago
        > I'm sick of seeing my sky polluted with moving dots And wind turbines’ neighbours find them unsightly and the new Virgin Hotel on 29th Street blocks some of my sunlight. This isn’t a novel problem.
        aspyct 3y ago
        Sure. Do you mean we should stop caring?
  - rowanG077 3y ago
    There is no LEO authority over the entire world. In fact, and this may shock you, there are hardly any global authorities. Except for the sanctions and war China, for example, could decide to poison all oceans.
    - JumpCrisscross 3y ago
      > is no LEO authority over the entire world The closest thing is the Outer Space Treaty, which assigns responsibility to governments [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty
      - techdragon 3y ago
        Actually it would be the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space usually referred to as COPUOS. (I usually pronounce it cope-you-us because it’s slightly easier than cope-you-os for me) Quoting a key part from its Wikipedia page … “Resolution 1721 also further cemented the committee's role in preserving space for peaceful purposes. It stated that international law and the UN Charter applied in outer space and directed the committee to study and report on legal problems arising from space exploration. It directed all states to inform the committee of all launches into space for the UN's public registry. It directed the committee to keep close contact with governmental and non-governmental organizations concerned with space matters, as well as to act as an exchange of information relating to space activities.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Committee_on_the_Peaceful_Uses_of_Outer_Space https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Committee_on_th...

They got approval to pollute the LEO of planet Earth? Who could you possibly go to for approval for that?

by willdr 3y ago

They got approval to pollute the LEO of planet Earth? Who could you possibly go to for approval for that?

laverya 3y ago

Bluntly, the people with the power to stop you from doing so. For SpaceX, that means the US government via the FCC.

rowanG077 3y ago

Yes, granted by the FCC.

c-hendricks 3y ago
The FCC is the LEO authority for the whole planet?
- wmf 3y ago
  They're the authority for anything that launches from the US and that transmits on RF. If Starlink interferes with US science the FCC definitely takes that into consideration.
  - aspyct 3y ago
    Then let that stay over the US. I'm sick of seeing my sky polluted with moving dots. "But it's not much" you'll say. Yeah, wait another 10-20 years, with all the additional shit launched into space.
    - JumpCrisscross 3y ago
      > I'm sick of seeing my sky polluted with moving dots And wind turbines’ neighbours find them unsightly and the new Virgin Hotel on 29th Street blocks some of my sunlight. This isn’t a novel problem.
      - aspyct 3y ago
        Sure. Do you mean we should stop caring?
- rowanG077 3y ago
  There is no LEO authority over the entire world. In fact, and this may shock you, there are hardly any global authorities. Except for the sanctions and war China, for example, could decide to poison all oceans.
  - JumpCrisscross 3y ago
    > is no LEO authority over the entire world The closest thing is the Outer Space Treaty, which assigns responsibility to governments [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty
    - techdragon 3y ago
      Actually it would be the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space usually referred to as COPUOS. (I usually pronounce it cope-you-us because it’s slightly easier than cope-you-os for me) Quoting a key part from its Wikipedia page … “Resolution 1721 also further cemented the committee's role in preserving space for peaceful purposes. It stated that international law and the UN Charter applied in outer space and directed the committee to study and report on legal problems arising from space exploration. It directed all states to inform the committee of all launches into space for the UN's public registry. It directed the committee to keep close contact with governmental and non-governmental organizations concerned with space matters, as well as to act as an exchange of information relating to space activities.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Committee_on_the_Peaceful_Uses_of_Outer_Space https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Committee_on_th...