The commercialization of space seems like a great idea, compared to abandoning it altogether. But I wonder if the day will come when we compare it to the EM spectrum, and wonder when the public lost control of such an important resource.
There will be functions only government can perform, such as tracking a million objects and making sure they don’t collide. Will we tax the users appropriately? Or will we all share the burden from which only a few reap the profits?
