Space Ecology
Space ecology.- Terrestrial - space as part of the environment to be preserved.- Low Earth Orbit - the proliferation of constellations and the dangers of collisions.- Avoiding Kessler syndrome.- Orbital traffic and the need to regulate it.- In-orbit refueling to limit the number of launches.- Debris-norms for the re-entry of satellites and launcher parts.- Atmospheric pollution caused by launch exhaust and debris from satellite destruction upon reentry into the atmosphere.- Lunar ecology.- Eco-sustainable exploitation.- The problem of dust (charged and toxic).- Preserving “historic” places (which do not belong to any state but should be protected).- Avoid electromagnetic pollution of the moon's hidden face to allow construction of radio telescopes.- Planetary protection beware of contamination- goes both ways.- Quarantined lunar astronauts (but we now know that the measures were not effective).- Sterilized probes (as much as possible) to avoid carrying our bacteria around the solar system.- Cospar regulations for planetary protection.- Space Law.- 1967 UN treaty.- National laws and international agreements.
