Big Island Organizations & Programs Losing Funding

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

This change may not entirely cause a loss of funding, but it may be a loss for Hawaii in other ways. AMOS on Maui does this type of satellite tracking.

Donovan added that this rule would also prevent astronomers from accessing certain observatories or facilities. Besides disconnecting space science communities, that could also introduce serious risks in orbit.

Under this proposed rule, "satellite operators can't contact Chinese operators if there's a risk of collision," Donovan said. "This isn't a hypothetical — there are dozens of these types of emergency notifications involving a U.S. and a Chinese satellite generated every day."

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