It’s impossible to regulate space. Even if your government put restrictions on putting things in orbit, the company could just launch under the flag of somewhere else. Blanket banning of commercial space programs would require a universal treaty or would lead to an act of war. Im not saying the US shouldn’t try and do something about space trash, but it’s not as simple as “just ban corporations from space”
SpaceX bought a retired oil platform at one point to try and use as a launch point. It didnt work, but if you told them they couldn’t launch from land they’d probably figure a way out.
Doesn’t matter, authorities in the jurisdiction where they are based and also where there clients are can just fine them into oblivion. This government won’t but they could, if they wanted to. That’s the whole point of the law, regulators “just” have to write it down for it to become what everybody must follow, or have terrible consequences. They don’t have to be physically blocked. It’s not a technical problem.
Space is extremely regulated, SpaceX just gets permits approved to do anything they want because they’re extremely cooperative with the US military and CIA.
Rocket Lab is a private rocket company that launches from New Zealand, but part of the company is in the US so they still have to get an FAA license to launch from any country. No matter where SpaceX goes they would need FAA and FCC licensing.
Both construction and launch facilities are highly specialized and expensive, there’s a reason only a handful of countries have them. You can’t just ship your rocket to Micronesia and launch from a grassy field
I don’t understand what kind of capitalist pig you need to be to allow private companies access to low orbit.
just some random capitalist here
It’s impossible to regulate space. Even if your government put restrictions on putting things in orbit, the company could just launch under the flag of somewhere else. Blanket banning of commercial space programs would require a universal treaty or would lead to an act of war. Im not saying the US shouldn’t try and do something about space trash, but it’s not as simple as “just ban corporations from space”
There is like 10 launch site in the world. The fuck we can’t regulate that ?!
We simply don’t want to.
SpaceX bought a retired oil platform at one point to try and use as a launch point. It didnt work, but if you told them they couldn’t launch from land they’d probably figure a way out.
Doesn’t matter, authorities in the jurisdiction where they are based and also where there clients are can just fine them into oblivion. This government won’t but they could, if they wanted to. That’s the whole point of the law, regulators “just” have to write it down for it to become what everybody must follow, or have terrible consequences. They don’t have to be physically blocked. It’s not a technical problem.
That’s a bigger thing than just closing the spaceports to private companies as OP was suggesting.
That would likely be politically more difficult to pull off than closing existing ports.
edit: Just to clarify, one is saying, sorry you can’t use our public resources. The other is saying, sorry you can’t build your own resources either.
Space is extremely regulated, SpaceX just gets permits approved to do anything they want because they’re extremely cooperative with the US military and CIA.
Rocket Lab is a private rocket company that launches from New Zealand, but part of the company is in the US so they still have to get an FAA license to launch from any country. No matter where SpaceX goes they would need FAA and FCC licensing.
That regulation involves the deorbiting of a satellite at the end of its life, isn’t it ?
Both construction and launch facilities are highly specialized and expensive, there’s a reason only a handful of countries have them. You can’t just ship your rocket to Micronesia and launch from a grassy field
You can’t?
FINE! I’LL JUST GO HOME THEN!
Is it regulated? What’s stopping me from putting up a satellite?
Gravity
That’s the apple thing right? I’m sure I can figure it out if I put my mind to it.
yo momma would give you such a smacking
That’s a risk I’m willing to take.