U.S. company adopts new area junk guidelines to scale back exploration dangers By Reuters


© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen on the headquarters of the Federal Communications Fee in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Picture

(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Fee voted 4-0 Thursday on to undertake new guidelines to deal with the rising dangers of orbital particles to area exploration.

The FCC voted to shorten the interval required for satellites in low-Earth orbit for post-mission disposal from 25 years to 5 years.

“It should imply extra accountability and fewer threat of collisions that enhance orbital particles and the chance of area communication failures,” FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel stated. 

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