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yep you read right: Billboard in Space

In 1993, the US company Space Marketing Inc. proposed "Space Billboard" a 1 km² illuminated billboard that would be launched into a low orbit and be visible from Earth.
from the ground it had look in size and brightness as the full moon

next to problem how to unfold a 1 km² illuminated billboard and the 10000 higher hit rate by space junk, the Space Marketing Inc. had no adequate funding.
soon after the news of proposal hit media. astronomer world wide began to protest
U.S. Congressman Ed Markey introduced a bill that banned all U.S. advertising in space.
in same time the U.N. demand a world wide ban on orbital Billboard more here http://www.unoosa.org/pdf/reports/ac105/AC105_777E.pdf

in 2009 another Company "Moonpublicity" proposed to carving into the lunar surface, advertising...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFZHoUVn0i8&feature=player_embedded

<blockquote data-quote="Michel Van" data-source="post: 182956" data-attributes="member: 760">yep you read right: Billboard in Space In 1993, the US company Space Marketing Inc. proposed&nbsp; &quot;Space Billboard&quot;&nbsp; a 1 km² illuminated billboard that would be launched into a low orbit and be visible from Earth.from the ground it had look in size and brightness as the full moonnext to problem how to unfold a 1 km² illuminated billboard and the 10000 higher hit rate by space junk, the Space Marketing Inc. had no adequate funding.soon after the news of proposal hit media. astronomer world wide began to protest U.S. Congressman Ed Markey introduced a bill that banned all U.S. advertising in space. in same time the U.N. demand a world wide ban on orbital Billboard&nbsp; more here http://www.unoosa.org/pdf/reports/ac105/AC105_777E.pdfin 2009 another Company &quot;Moonpublicity&quot; proposed to carving into the lunar surface, advertising...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFZHoUVn0i8&amp;feature=player_embedded</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Michel Van, post: 182956, member: 760"] yep you read right: Billboard in Space In 1993, the US company Space Marketing Inc. proposed "Space Billboard" a 1 km² illuminated billboard that would be launched into a low orbit and be visible from Earth. from the ground it had look in size and brightness as the full moon next to problem how to unfold a 1 km² illuminated billboard and the 10000 higher hit rate by space junk, the Space Marketing Inc. had no adequate funding. soon after the news of proposal hit media. astronomer world wide began to protest U.S. Congressman Ed Markey introduced a bill that banned all U.S. advertising in space. in same time the U.N. demand a world wide ban on orbital Billboard more here http://www.unoosa.org/pdf/reports/ac105/AC105_777E.pdf in 2009 another Company "Moonpublicity" proposed to carving into the lunar surface, advertising... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFZHoUVn0i8&feature=player_embedded [/QUOTE]

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