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| No Billboards In Space ! |
| 2005-05-20 |
| The U.S. government does not want billboards in space. The Federal Aviation Administration proposed on Thursday to amend its regulations to ensure that it can enforce a law that prohibits "obtrusive" advertising in zero gravity. "Objects placed in orbit, if large enough, could be seen by people around the world for long periods of time," the FAA said in a regulatory filing. Currently, the FAA lacks the authority to enforce the existing law. For instance, outsized billboards deployed by a space company into low Earth orbit could appear as large as the moon and be seen without a telescope, the FAA said. Big and bright advertisements might hinder astronomers. "Large advertisements could destroy the darkness of the night sky," regulators said. |
| Posted by:Spavirt Pheng6042 |
| #11 Soros |
| Posted by: thibaud (aka lex) 2005-05-20 18:18 |
| #10 So, who's gonna be the first shameless self-promoter to get one in orbit - Branson or Trump? Neither. Microsoft. |
| Posted by: badanov 2005-05-20 18:16 |
| #9 ...excessively expensive to put up. So, who's gonna be the first shameless self-promoter to get one in orbit - Branson or Trump? |
| Posted by: Raj 2005-05-20 12:22 |
| #8 Rush - Power Windows - 2112: VII. The Grand Finale Attention all Planets of the Solar Federation Attention all Planets of the Solar Federation Attention all Planets of the Solar Federation We have assumed control. We have assumed control. We have assumed control. |
| Posted by: Steve 2005-05-20 11:56:26 AM |
| #7 "Attention,all citezens of the Solar Federation.Attention,all citezens of the Solar Federation.We have assumed control,we have assumed cotrol." Ok,now who out there knows where I got that? |
| Posted by: raptor 2005-05-20 11:25 |
| #6 So does the early NASA experiment with a cloud of bromine gas and a laser painting it qualify as a billboard? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2005-05-20 10:51 |
| #5 For instance, outsized billboards deployed by a space company into low Earth orbit could appear as large as the moon and be seen without a telescope, the FAA said. Given that the shuttle is a pretty big object, and that it looks rather small when passing overhead while in orbit, an "outsized" billboard would have to be pretty damned big to be able to read, and consequently, excessively expensive to put up. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-05-20 10:50 |
| #4 Hey, my sister named a star after me. It's recorded in a book registered with the US Copyright Office and everything. I reserve the right to put up any damned sign on it as I see fit. So there. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-05-20 10:43 |
| #3 Will they make exceptions for scantily clad babes? ;) |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-05-20 10:31 |
| #2 So the FAA is claiming juristiction over all of space? All your space belong to us |
| Posted by: Steve 2005-05-20 10:24:06 AM |
| #1 So the FAA is claiming juristiction over all of space? Do the Klingons know? |
| Posted by: Jackal 2005-05-20 09:25 |