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FCC Holds Sweeping Power Over Massive Spaceflight Projects
Original: "The U.S. Federal Communications Commission can single-handedly green-light massive spaceflight projects that could comp
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission can single-handedly approve massive spaceflight projects, including large satellite constellations that could fundamentally alter the appearance of the night sky for everyone on Earth. Despite growing public outcry and concern from astronomers, space law experts say the FCC remains effectively the only gatekeeper, with very little other regulatory oversight available to check these approvals.
Why now: Concern is growing over the FCC's unchecked authority to approve satellite projects affecting the night sky worldwide.
U.S. Federal Communications Commissionspace law expertssatellite constellations
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- "The U.S. Federal Communications Commission can single-handedly green-light massive spaceflight projects that could completely change the view of the night sky for the entire world. Despite the outcry these projects have caused, space law experts say there is very little other… · space_environmentalism · 140
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