No billboards in space

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050519/80/fjekv.html

Friday May 20, 12:26 AM
No billboards in space
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government does not want billboards in
space.
The Federal Aviation Administration proposed on 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.

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Think the potential advertisers may move abroad and have an easier time of
it?

"Chris Taylor" wrote in message
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http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050519/80/fjekv.html

Friday May 20, 12:26 AM
No billboards in space
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government does not want billboards in
space.
The Federal Aviation Administration proposed on 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.

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Think the potential advertisers may move abroad and have an easier time of
it?

The extraterritorial ambitions of the Bush administration now demonstrably
show no bounds.

Regards, Roger

Chris Taylor wrote:
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Friday May 20, 12:26 AM
No billboards in space
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government does not want billboards in
space.
The Federal Aviation Administration proposed on 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.

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Think the potential advertisers may move abroad and have an easier time of
it?





I think I must have missed the meeting where the US took ownership of
Space ;-)

John
http://physics.open.ac.uk/~jdtanner

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Chris Taylor wrote:
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050519/80/fjekv.html

Friday May 20, 12:26 AM
No billboards in space
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government does not want billboards in
space.
The Federal Aviation Administration proposed on 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.

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Think the potential advertisers may move abroad and have an easier time
of it?





I think I must have missed the meeting where the US took ownership of
Space ;-)

John

Like the way the USA think sit owns the Internet?

Martin

"Chris Taylor" wrote in message
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Friday May 20, 12:26 AM
No billboards in space
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government does not want billboards in
space.
The Federal Aviation Administration proposed on 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.

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Think the potential advertisers may move abroad and have an easier time of
it?






Can you imagine! The moon with a "Drink Coca-Cola" bottle top superimposed
over it every Xmas....

Pharm..

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it?

Can you imagine! The moon with a "Drink Coca-Cola" bottle top superimposed
over it every Xmas....

Robert Heinlein - "The Man Who Sold the Moon". He noted that the letters
would be too small to see with the unaided eye, which might deter
advertisers.
Arthur Clarke had an alternative approach which had the advantage that
the audience would be using optical aid.
One or the other also suggested tampering with the aurora borealis ;-)
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Friday May 20, 12:26 AM
No billboards in space
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government does not want billboards in
space.
The Federal Aviation Administration proposed on Thursday to amend its
regulations to ensure that it can enforce a law that prohibits
"obtrusive" advertising in zero gravity.

(snip)

Can you imagine! The moon with a "Drink Coca-Cola" bottle top superimposed
over it every Xmas....

Pharm..

The regulations will of course state that advertising from US companies will
not be deemed obtrusive.

Regards, Roger

How big would something have to be in order for it to be seen clearly
enough to be useful for advertising if it was in low Earth orbit?

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How big would something have to be in order for it to be seen clearly
enough to be useful for advertising if it was in low Earth orbit?

This whole thing is an exercise in power. I am sure this has nothing to do
with advertising but the real reason for doing it has not been made public.

Regards, Roger

How big would something have to be in order for it to be seen clearly
enough to be useful for advertising if it was in low Earth orbit?

You can resolve a couple of arcminutes with the naked eye. Any logo would
have to be bigger than that. The Moon is ~ 30 arcmin, and surface features
can be easily seen there, so if a logo was taken up (if there are words too,
then it'd have to be quite a lot bigger - as the individual letters would
have to be resolved as well to be useful), then it'd have to appear at least
half as big as the Moon I'd say. 15 arcmin equates to a linear distance of
1.3 miles if placed at 300miles altitude. It'd had probably better be larger
too, if it's going to be seen for more than a few seconds near the zenith on
any given pass.