I think this indecent does expose a need for better international cooperation and organisation.
The space treaties are outdated by decades and relicts from the cold war. It's time to replace them, but international treaties are even slower than national politics and the space industry is developing fast. This could get very interesting or very boring.
> I think this indecent does expose a need for better international cooperation and organisation.
The space treaties are outdated by decades and relicts from the cold war. It's time to replace them, but international treaties are even slower than national politics and the space industry is developing fast. This could get very interesting or very boring.
Reasonable idea, but bad execution. A council or agency formed by the space enabled nations working together as one outfit, is what I would like to see. It's costs can be dumped at the feet of those nations. I just can't wrap my head around the idea of letting the fcc deal with anything or anyone outside the nation, and they certainly should not be entrusted to make decisions on behalf of the planet.
When I suggest Nasa should oversee US space operations, I had meant for them to be subordinate to the international organisation that I imagine. They wouldn't be an 'authority' outside of the US, and would be subject to international oversight and regulation.
I do see a significant conflict of interest as it stands. The fcc mandate is to look out for America, not to look out for mankind. They can only objectively do one, not both.
I think this incedent does expose a need for better international cooperation and organisation.