Billboards in space

[voiceofgod]

U.S.: No billboards in space
Friday, May 20, 2005 Posted: 10:36 AM EDT (1436 GMT)


WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The U.S. government does not want billboards in space.

The Federal Aviation Administration proposed 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.


www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/05/20/space.advertising.reut/index.html

[voiceofgod]

I'm not too sure i would like this. I enjoy seeing the stars and the moon. i don't need to see another 30 second commercial inticing me to buy sneakers or have another cholestrol burger at mcdonalds. Damn businesses will do anything to make a buck.

[Halo]

voiceofgod said:

I'm not too sure i would like this.

I'm positive I wouldn't like this. I hate billboards anyway, even in the city. Trashing our skies with advertisement is an atrocity.

[moneyisevil]

billboards are stupid...although some are pretty cool....i dunno...i think we should be thinking about putting other things in space besides advertisements...

and besides....what the fuck is wrong with us that we would want to pollute space with stupid billboards promoting us to spend our hard earned cash?

[fairyblood]

It's one of those things that sounds kinda cool when you say it out loud but once you think about it it's like "uuuuum....nah." It'd be silly.

....Perhaps in the way off future, when the billboards are orbiting space colonies. (Augh... sorry. Been watching too much anime. )

[voiceofgod]

moneyisevil said:

and besides....what the fuck is wrong with us

we are sadistic, blood sucking voltures who love to destroy or corrupt anything beautiful...................

IMO, of course