Amazon convinces FCC it can avoid space junk chaos
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Amazon executive chairman Jeff Bezos. Petty though the billionaire belligerence may seem, such sniping underscores the presumed monetary stakes.In early 2022, shortly after Amazon filed an update to its orbital debris mitigation plan, SpaceX satellite policy director David Goldman wrote to the FCC asking the commission to look more closely at Amazon's Kuiper plans.
On May 27, 2022, the Kuiper Orbital Debris Modification was filed, and there was a public comment period that brought further input from SpaceX and other firms like Viasat and Kepler Communications. Kuiper responded and in July, SpaceX, Viasat, and OneWeb filed reply comments. Come November 23, 2022, Kuiper filed another letter addressing concerns raised by commenters about its debris disposal plans. And SpaceX filed response letters two more times, in December and January.
In his latest letter, Goldman argues that the FCC should seek additional information to address safety and debris removal plans, adding that if the Commission ultimately allows Amazon's plan, it should impose the same conditions required of SpaceX in its second-generation satellite grant.
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