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US issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Network (www.bbc.com)
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[โ€“] whileloop@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That would make sense - the fine should be enough to pay for the satellite's disposal.

[โ€“] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago

Over and over we've seen companies not be held responsible for the cleanup of their projects. A lot of parallels to the fossil fuel industry, where they often abandon their wells with little recourse for the people left to clean up the pieces.