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