No billboards in space

CNN.com - U.S.: No billboards in space - May 20, 2005: "WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The U.S. government does not want billboards in space.

The Federal Aviation Administration proposed Thursday to amend its regulations to ensure that it can enforce a law that prohibits 'obtrusive' advertising in zero gravity.

'Objects placed in orbit, if large enough, could be seen by people around the world for long periods of time,' the FAA said in a regulatory filing.

Currently, the FAA lacks the authority to enforce the existing law"