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May 20, 2005

Thank goodness for small favors...

The United States government is banning billboards in space.

But what's to stop some rocket-capable nation from launching a low-orbit billboard for the entire world to see?

Posted by Ben McConnell on May 20, 2005 | Permalink

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I'm not so sure. The Big M arches could give a certain angelic resonance to the heavens.

Posted by: John at May 20, 2005 9:37:37 PM

Space: the final frontier of advertising overkill.

Posted by: Ben McConnell at May 21, 2005 6:03:03 PM

"Well now, won't the Intergalactic Counsel of Elders be so eger to meet us all."

--- George Carlin

Posted by: tom at May 21, 2005 10:22:17 PM

Our tax dollars at work...

Posted by: Zane at May 24, 2005 9:04:07 AM

I recall reading about a company who was planning on using the moon as a billboard. (Virgin?)

Assuming the company to do this were Canadian or European, or essentially non-American, how do they think the FAA could enforce this? The US Government can't get international unilateral agreement on the downloading of free music off the internet or same-sex marriage. What makes them think this will (pardon the pun) fly?

I can see it now, the George Bush anti-billboard missile initiative.

Posted by: Tina Brooks at May 26, 2005 8:48:27 PM

Uh..there shold probably be a little clause at the end of that news/statement from the US Govt. - "banning billboards in space,...for now."

...argh.

Posted by: Andrea Learned at May 27, 2005 3:08:38 PM

Any ban is better than no ban lest we have unscrupulous marketers of the world launching billboards into orbit to "extend their global brand." Heh!

Posted by: Ben McConnell at Jun 2, 2005 6:22:32 PM