: Wealthy nations are carving up space and its riches among themselves #IndiaNEWS Satellites help run the internet and television and are central to the Global Positioning System. They enable modern

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Wealthy nations are carving up space and its riches among themselves #IndiaNEWS
Satellites help run the internet and television and are central to the Global Positioning System. They enable modern weather forecasting, help scientists track environmental degradation and play a huge role in modern military technology.Nations that don’t have their own satellites providing these services rely on other countries. For those that want to develop their own satellite infrastructure, options are running out as space fills up.I am a research fellow at Arizona State University, studying the wider benefits of space and ways to make it more accessible to developing countries.Inequity is already playing out in access to satellites. In the not-so-distant future, the ability to extract resources from the Moon and asteroids could become a major point of difference between the space haves and have-nots. As policies emerge, there is the risk that these inequities become permanent.Where to park a satelliteThanks to the rapid commercialisation, miniaturisation and plummeting costs of satellite technology in recent years, more countries are able to reap the benefits of space.CubeSats are small, cheap, customisable satellites that are simple enough to be built by high school students. Companies such as SpaceX can launch one of these satellites into orbit for relatively cheap – from ,300 per pound. However, there are only so many places to “park� a satellite in orbit around...Read more

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