Re:The Kessler Syndrome: Space junk in orbit
by toss1 on Monday November 22, 2021 @09:31PM
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I'm reading a lot of re-plowing the same ground, and nothing conbincing.
E.g., fisherman have massive capital investments in their boats, and also will not make money unless it is long-term sustainable.
There are already the Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines," which was put together by the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC), and unanimously adopted by the member states of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS).
Russia straight up violated them. Yes, this may prevent private companies from using space, but it would also prevent them from doing so, and as a nation-state, they have an even longer term need & incentive.
With all these incentives you outline, major steps should have already been taken by private companies restraining themselves. Can you point to any?
I'd love you to be right, but I don't see how it'll happen.
E.g., fisherman have massive capital investments in their boats, and also will not make money unless it is long-term sustainable.
There are already the Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines," which was put together by the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC), and unanimously adopted by the member states of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS).
Russia straight up violated them. Yes, this may prevent private companies from using space, but it would also prevent them from doing so, and as a nation-state, they have an even longer term need & incentive.
With all these incentives you outline, major steps should have already been taken by private companies restraining themselves. Can you point to any?
I'd love you to be right, but I don't see how it'll happen.