August 2020
Battle for the night sky - from telescopes to ad-breaks
..., there is evidence that this might be about to change. Light pollution Visual pollution from commercial space typifies the dilemmas faced when trying to regulate contemporary space activity As LEO becomes ever more congested and exploited, human...
April 2020
Satellite mega-constellations pose threat to ground-based astronomy
...smallsats in a mega constellation. The European Space Agency’s Space Debris Office estimates there are currently some... all Starlink satellites visible above 30 degrees will visually pollute the night sky at places that currently preserve their natural...
December 2014
From the green economy to green space
... technology. It is because of humanity’s mass use of such technology during the 50 years of the space era that above-ground and near-Earth space pollution appeared and continues to grow.4,5,6 Eco-standards for automobile fuel have been in place...
September 2016
URBOCOP: saving planet Earth
...our ‘intra-planetary geopolitical squabbles’ will simply disappear. We are locked into a truly terrifying phase of space pollution as the space debris problem changes from being passive to aggressive In seeking ways to protect Earth from military and...
May 2020
An ethical code for living in space
..., coin, etc, will not be presented and discussed in the first 100 years of space’s activities. Pollution/Debris - it is prohibited to pollute the ecosystem of space and space pollution must be avoided. Religion - religious sites will not be erected...
October 2024
International space law - the beginning of the end?
... internet. SpaceX owns and operates around half of all active satellites currently in Earth orbits. Space pollution The space environment is vast, but the portion of usable space environment in orbits around the Earth that can sustain commercial...
