From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-pg1-x52d.google.com (mail-pg1-x52d.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::52d]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1C0263B2A4 for ; Fri, 6 Oct 2023 12:48:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: by mail-pg1-x52d.google.com with SMTP id 41be03b00d2f7-517ab9a4a13so1693180a12.1 for ; Fri, 06 Oct 2023 09:48:45 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20230601; t=1696610923; x=1697215723; darn=lists.bufferbloat.net; h=to:subject:message-id:date:from:mime-version:from:to:cc:subject :date:message-id:reply-to; bh=GOuGN7cBZqXIdGHufHHirBlvDZXMSf55KhdCIbzWF2U=; b=Eje7eD6bPVyzF4m9GuyDh8QQp4EBnJJF5fBGAk6t7MVLRWA9gN4qc2+U4PHUBFPPDM ZLutymH+aWgMXchwyj01Byy/Mji2YxZQQtCs+5TsOh1frrdQx+H0Sgb8YQ+3ljKrBvmV 2pWEs0rv/v+QRDL9jsTNsur0XUHTALoDiIi0EfU1SYRnnGDFf3JNHv5Vrun9ISszZZxy /5ST/nWdl4xLoVcRg1GL2n0nf+iaUFOk2Z4QpGKMUaxx1cQam2CQH/J/I7nQNJBlGfnC GAPWNn2W5yK2SGh2hT9VfDjr6m5cSycX7Bnc/xRB/XMwgjE6/DJWBbViRSUsBPJcgGpN MRIQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1696610923; x=1697215723; h=to:subject:message-id:date:from:mime-version:x-gm-message-state :from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=GOuGN7cBZqXIdGHufHHirBlvDZXMSf55KhdCIbzWF2U=; b=HLXJhX8iSMTPA5VVT+5dhiDNjCye++ILg2wCK5nXLEGupLEzDiW1k6PFVxPZX9/OYx v2OAyLcsciygFks+BJj0bPSJ0cgXWWWWR3mR400hJDOZKt+EVOfG2Br+YSXtXFjlPi0x IsV7+7SUaiDX9k4fccoYne3dFY1nky/lb0+V8TCcXTMg/AlQaQu/SP09EPu0NUtH+Lnm ZXhOFBLc99JbN02hKRpOkMLzqk/l0d0/L74duQ2wOPJjT3QGUUrIk9NOLPEYicWrEFXK JSHJgzR/3xWHiDp9ep6YiS4KXjR1utnHB1lS/5bVeA1pN28F5MAqSBxHD1fI+xllXOeA Yjuw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0YzMHF+uo+WRJ1VSQThmKWlfYQ4aMmhBkTx2P9VX9F0BhT/1hvMk vauaygNkwr7Lgt5I/7wZnaEpz0xKEGGzrPkoZQCUjekF X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IEoc8mIkI0HHsawqLLuP4XxsXvbC8+RF6CXje89ncirYhYNqCO8eZLAXdOEK8RG7j6f/kJwmKMHk3RmOco8LGQ= X-Received: by 2002:a17:90b:3b88:b0:26b:534e:234 with SMTP id pc8-20020a17090b3b8800b0026b534e0234mr7795260pjb.35.1696610923430; Fri, 06 Oct 2023 09:48:43 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Hesham ElBakoury Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2023 09:48:32 -0700 Message-ID: To: starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000069c6bd06070f03ea" Subject: [Starlink] FCC first-ever space junk fine X-BeenThere: starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: "Starlink has bufferbloat. Bad." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2023 16:48:45 -0000 --00000000000069c6bd06070f03ea Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable "Earlier this week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US issued its first fine for space debris, ordering the TV provider Dish to pay $150,000 for failing to move one of its satellites into a safe orbit. The fine is more than a symbolic gesture. Not only does it set a precedent for tackling bad actors who leave dangerous junk orbiting Earth, but it could send shock waves through the industry as other satellite operators become wary of having their reputation tarnished. The FCC=E2=80=99s action could also help breathe new life into the still-sm= all market for commercial removal of space debris, essentially setting a price=E2=80=94$150,000=E2=80=94for companies to aim for in providing servic= es that use smaller spacecraft to sidle up to dead satellites or rockets and pull them back into the atmosphere". Details are available here https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/05/1080999/first-space-junk-fine/?= truid=3D0d9ed933553e89927b4f09c84a124707&utm_source=3Dthe_download&utm_medi= um=3Demail&utm_campaign=3Dthe_download.unpaid.engagement&utm_term=3DActive%= 20Qualified&utm_content=3D10-06-2023&mc_cid=3D820038a5e2&mc_eid=3D105d343de= 1 --00000000000069c6bd06070f03ea Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

"Earlier this week, the Federal Communications Co= mmission (FCC) in the US issued its first fine for space debris, ordering t= he TV provider Dish to pay $150,000 for failing to move one of its satellit= es into a safe orbit.
The fine is more than a symbolic gesture. Not only= does it set a precedent for tackling bad actors who leave dangerous junk o= rbiting Earth, but it could send shock waves through the industry as other = satellite operators become wary of having their reputation tarnished.=C2=A0=

The FCC=E2=80=99s action could also help breathe new life into the s= till-small market for commercial removal of space debris, essentially setti= ng a price=E2=80=94$150,000=E2=80=94for companies to aim for in providing s= ervices that use smaller spacecraft to sidle up to dead satellites or rocke= ts and pull them back into the atmosphere". Details are available here= =C2=A0https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/05/1080999/first-space-j= unk-fine/?truid=3D0d9ed933553e89927b4f09c84a124707&utm_source=3Dthe_dow= nload&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_campaign=3Dthe_download.unpaid.engagem= ent&utm_term=3DActive%20Qualified&utm_content=3D10-06-2023&mc_c= id=3D820038a5e2&mc_eid=3D105d343de1

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