CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SPACE TECH LAW: BATTLE BETWEEN SATELLITES AND TELESCOPES

A number applied scientists have shown their reservations and called for a legal action to stop the launch of a vast number of satellites designed to beam high speed internet around the world until their impact on the night sky can be assessed. This paper is an attempt to highlight the pragmatic importance of a purpose-built telescope namely LAMOST and argues that telescopes such as LAMOST which provides reliable data can help in the stoppage of opening a new battle front in space. Whereas satellites blur the vision of sophisticated telescopes such as LAMOST. Until the decisions of scientific community about the satellites are not incorporated in proper legal framework, companies should stop their aggressive advancements towards space through satellites.