How annoying would that be to look in the sky and see a giant Coke-Cola ad? I can see it now, having to wait through commercials before getting a glimpse of the moon.
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U.S.: No billboards in space
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government does not want billboards in space.
The Federal Aviation Administration proposed Thursday to amend its regulations to ensure that it can enforce a law that prohibits “obtrusive” advertising in zero gravity.
“Objects placed in orbit, if large enough, could be seen by people around the world for long periods of time,” the FAA said in a regulatory filing.
Currently, the FAA lacks the authority to enforce the existing law.
For instance, outsized billboards deployed by a space company into low Earth orbit could appear as large as the moon and be seen without a telescope, the FAA said. Big and bright advertisements might hinder astronomers.
“Large advertisements could destroy the darkness of the night sky,” regulators said.
Yup.. good idea. You know the other thing that I am concerned about (worry... not fear, mind you) is how will intergalactic passengers be able to switch their space ships en-route to Pluto. Uranus, really is no place to transit in a decent manner. I wish FAA can do some forward thinking on that as well. It will become a pretty big problem at some point.