yes. space is free for all above 100km.
It's like international waters beyond 20NM.
No you can't shoot. Shooting is an act of war, just like sinking a ship in the mid atlantic.
It's like international waters beyond 20NM.
No you can't shoot. Shooting is an act of war, just like sinking a ship in the mid atlantic.
Or, what would happen if I sent my own satellite, and it hit Elon's by accident?
I am asking these questions, because I am not sure big countries would be very happy if their people's internet requests went through USA's company.
But I don't see why they would wanna do that. I don't know how these things works but it seems like there's enough space in space for all the satellites SpaceX would wanna launch.
Russia does :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnepr-1
Not entirely necessary. Most nation states have enough property spread over the world that suing them can be sufficient. For example: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/feds-win-seize-ave-tower...
100km is the altitude where lies the Karman Line[0]; the boundary between the Earth's atmosphere and outer space. So technically, space IS what's above 100km ;)
Similar rules apply.