#spacepolicy

CSE filed a comment opposing the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's proposed waiver of 13 environmental laws for U.S. launch sites. Government Accountability Office data shows 86 percent of launch licenses already use streamlined reviews. Bypassing environmental review and statutory safeguards risks ocean pollution, atmospheric damage, and harm to astronomy without legal authority. Read more: https://www.spaceenvironmentalism.org/actions/public-statements-and-comments/FAA-NPRM-Launch-Site-Waiver-2026 #SpacePolicy #NEPA #Environment

"Four environmental organizations filed a petition Thursday asking the Federal Communications Commission to reverse approval of a startup’s plan to beam on-demand sunlight from #space to Earth, arguing the agency ignored the project’s potential impacts on wildlife, astronomy research and eye safety." https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/environmental-groups-challenge-fcc-approval-startups-plan-beam-demand-rcna591041 #Satellites #SpacePolicy #ReflectOrbital #SunlightAsAService #FCC

"'They're saying we want to launch 50,000 mirrors by 2035,' Benvenuti said. 'That would be catastrophic for astronomy, that is clear.'" https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/reflect-orbital-approval-fcc-9.7287535 #Astronomy #ReflectOrbital #SunlightAsAService #FCC #SpacePolicy

#Amazon is asking the #FCC to approve 5,105 massive new #satellites while hiding their orbital debris risk models behind a wall of corporate secrecy. The public deserves full transparency, because a safe and sustainable space environment belongs to all of us — not just to the highest bidder. https://spacenews.com/amazon-files-application-for-direct-to-device-satellite-constellation/ #Space #SpaceDebris #SpacePolicy

"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 nations and the international community can do to thwart them if the FCC were to grant them licenses." https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/private-companies-could-ruin-the-night-sky-for-the-entire-world-and-international-law-cant-stop-them #Space #SpacePolicy #SpaceLaw #Satellites