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Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Jun-2025 11:39:29 JST Prof. Sam Lawler

I was recently reminded of this powerful statement by the International Astronomical Union! Yes!
"...no group has the right to change Earth's environment in any significant way without full international study and agreement"
Yes! We need this energy!
...by the way, this is from 1961.
In conversation about 8 days ago from mastodon.social permalink
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1. Viewing with great concern the grave danger that some future space projects might seriously interfere with astronomical observations in the optical as well as in the radio domain, and believing that a degree of contamination of space which at the present time would be hardly detectable, might, if long-lived, well be disastrous to future observations with improved techniques, and maintaining that no group has the right to change the Earth’s environment in any significant way without full international study and agreement; the International Astronomical Union gives clear warning of the grave moral and material consequences which could stem from a disregard of the future of astronomical progress, and appeals to all Governments concerned with launching space experiments which could possibly affect astronomical research to consult with the International Astronomical Union before undertaking such experiments and to refrain from launching until it is established beyond doubt that no damage will be done to astronomical research.
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