A U.N. committee will study the interference risks that satellite constellations pose to astronomy, a year after rejecting a similar proposal to do so.
  • Gork@lemm.ee
    12·
    10 months ago

    COPUOS operates by consensus, requiring approval of all of its more than 100 member states to move forward on any issue, and thus allowing even a single nation to block action

    That’s a shitty way to get anything done. Unanimous approval should only be for really big issues. Otherwise just let it be a majority vote.

    • Maalus@lemmy.world
      4·
      10 months ago

      Countries were felled because of veto powers. It’s a stupid approach to most things.