dantheclamman to TechnologyEnglish • 1 year agoUS issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Networkwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square80arrow-up1783arrow-down16cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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minus-square@whilelooplinkEnglish44•1 year agoThat would make sense - the fine should be enough to pay for the satellite’s disposal.
minus-squaredantheclammanOPlinkEnglish36•1 year agoOver and over we’ve seen companies not be held responsible for the cleanup of their projects. A lot of parallels to the fossil fuel industry, where they often abandon their wells with little recourse for the people left to clean up the pieces.
That would make sense - the fine should be enough to pay for the satellite’s disposal.
Over and over we’ve seen companies not be held responsible for the cleanup of their projects. A lot of parallels to the fossil fuel industry, where they often abandon their wells with little recourse for the people left to clean up the pieces.