Orbital billboards -- a ray of hope?

kibatme · Post by **kibatme** » Mon May 23, 2005 10:40 am

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/05/2 ... index.html

Starforce2 · Post by **Starforce2** » Mon May 23, 2005 4:28 pm

That's all we need...space spam.

Jon Hickman · Post by **Jon Hickman** » Mon May 23, 2005 4:32 pm

I'm thinking target practice....

Starforce2 · Post by **Starforce2** » Mon May 23, 2005 4:38 pm

Ya I think if they tried that all them civilian agencies launching rockets into space would find a way to bring it down in about a week. Or, there'd atleast be rockets sticking outa it like a friggen dart board.

Kirk · Post by **Kirk** » Tue May 24, 2005 6:57 am

That does bring up an interesting point. Is it illegal to vandalize a space billboard? Exactly what court could prosecute that?

~Kirk

Jon Hickman · Post by **Jon Hickman** » Tue May 24, 2005 9:02 am

Kirk wrote:That does bring up an interesting point. Is it illegal to vandalize a space billboard? Exactly what court could prosecute that?

~Kirk

Judge Judy ........ Jetson!

ashutoshl · Post by **ashutoshl** » Tue May 24, 2005 9:16 am

That does bring up an interesting point. Is it illegal to vandalize a space billboard? Exactly what court could prosecute that?

~Kirk

Probably the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Hague.

Deane Clark · Post by **Deane Clark** » Sat May 28, 2005 1:59 pm

Kirk wrote:That does bring up an interesting point. Is it illegal to vandalize a space billboard? Exactly what court could prosecute that?

~Kirk

And it brings up still another point: can the US ban something in space? I'd guess the FAA could prevent such a thing being launched from the US or by a US company, but past that, they'd have no authority. It would take an international treaty to do it.