Thousands more satellites will soon orbit Earth. We need better rules to prevent space crashes.

[Admin]

In recent years, satellites have become smaller, cheaper, and easier to make with commercial off the shelf parts.

Thousands more satellites will soon orbit Earth. We need better rules to prevent space crashes. : Read more

 

[Geomartian]

Charge a parking fee for a every satellite. If you want to put a bunch of junk into orbit it is going to cost you. Remove your junk or get charged for removing your junk.

Put a parking boot on their working satellites until they remove their junk? You just have to find the right motivation.

 

[sam85geo]

All of that glittering, star gazing obscuring space stuff whizzing around Earth so ordering pizza via cell phone is easier while driving and my cell service still "stinks".

 

[LandlockedTV]

Charge a parking fee for a every satellite. If you want to put a bunch of junk into orbit it is going to cost you. Remove your junk or get charged for removing your junk.

Put a parking boot on their working satellites until they remove their junk? You just have to find the right motivation.

I think a parking fine is much cheaper than removing/destroying a redundant oject.