alt Hacker NewsI have the feeling that the only reason that might actually be done is to escape from any kind of jurisdiction. In space no one can hear you compute.
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notahacker • today at 11:22 AM
You don't get that with the current plans which require them to have FCC licences and be constantly replacing them by launching from the United States though...
jdw64 • today at 10:57 AM
If that's the case, wouldn't it be better to just put it in the desert? Realistically, if noise from calculations is the problem, placing it in a remote area would be more economical.
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The Outer Space Treaty [1] says "A State Party to the Treaty on whose registry an object launched into outer space is carried shall retain jurisdiction and control over such object", so no escaping jurisdiction.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty, https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty_of_1967#Ar...