Dish to pay $150,000 for failing to properly dispose of satellite and violating the FCC’s anti-space debris rule

US government issues first-ever space debris penalty to Dish Network::Dish to pay $150,000 for failing to properly dispose of satellite and violating the FCC’s anti-space debris rule

  • @[email protected]English
    26•9 months ago

    The fine should be commensurate with the cost of removing it. In other words, a lot more

    • @[email protected]English
      6•9 months ago

      Plus, given poor corporate behavior exemplified by recent headlines about defunct oil wells, they need to post a bond ahead of time, to be forfeit if they don’t clean up