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A comment on Starlink satellites hindering detection of near-Earth asteroids, study finds. Parent comment

Re:Starlink satellites hindering detection of near-Earth ast... by kaba0 on Friday January 21, 2022 @08:40AM (#30023295)
Why should that be owned by a private entity though? What right do they have for that? I wouldn’t mind it being run by a public (international) organization, for public good, but that’s very different.
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Re:Starlink satellites hindering detection of near-Earth ast... by AlgorithmicTime on Friday January 21, 2022 @10:48AM (#30025144)
No government decided to build it? Like what kind of question is this?
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Re:Starlink satellites hindering detection of near-Earth ast... by kaba0 on Friday January 21, 2022 @03:57PM (#30029899)
On what right can a US. private entity spam the sky? Was it approved by people living in Europe or China or whatever?

This is my question regarding the morality of that.

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Re:Starlink satellites hindering detection of near-Earth ast... by mlindner on Friday January 21, 2022 @10:51PM (#30033286)
By the Outer Space Treaty.

> outer space shall be free for exploration and use by all States;

Any state can use space as they like.

Also:

> States shall be responsible for national space activities whether carried out by governmental or non-governmental entities;

The US government says it's okay so it's okay.

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Re:Starlink satellites hindering detection of near-Earth ast... by qsdf38100 on Friday January 21, 2022 @08:59PM (#30032421)
because... MURICA fuck yeah!!
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