However, as the number of satellites increases, so does the problem of space debris, posing a threat to both functioning satellites and the future of our orbit. [...] The lack of cooperation in space increases the risk of space debris not only by increasing the number of satellites in orbit but also by limiting the ability to remove them. [...] Since only a select few countries and companies are able to afford direct access to space, the extractivism and pollution of the orbit disadvantages the rest of the 12 Technical Report Space debris planet that may endeavour to use it in the future (Venkatesan and others, 2020). [...] Abolfath / NOIRLab Satellites such as the Hubble telescope, which provided deep field images of the furthest reaches of the universe and allowed scientists to trace the formation of galaxies and map the presence of dark matter, would be destroyed. [...] 4.5 Cultural heritage loss The rush of actors into space and the corresponding pollution force humanity to think of the implications: to whom does space belong and who are the stakeholders in the night sky? The current activities in space allow for only one type of use to dominate, namely the provision of technological services.
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