Treaties meant to ensure sustainability in space don’t currently regulate private companies, and not every country has signed on to an agreement for sustainable space exploration.
  • Jumuta@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    LEO junk is fine because the junk will quickly undergo orbital decay

    high orbits should be monitored more closely though

  • uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    10 months ago

    Actually a division of STRATCOM is responsible for space debris and making sure the US nuclear arsenal can get through to their targets without collision. While I don’t believe they’ve engaged in cleaning operations, theyve definitely informed policies about reducing the rate of debris accumulation.

    Now that Space Force is a thing, sweeping debris is a problem that would be within its mission parameters. I can’t say if anything is actually happening, though.