Everything is more international nowadays. Not sure this is a problem at all?
Kessler syndrome is far more likely to be caused by war than progress in satellites. Space is big and sats are tracked and powered nowadays.
How about we stop starting wars instead of stopping progress?
Space based telescopes are going to be vastly more useful and popular than land based telescopes today.
As costs come down dramatically access to space is going to expand rapidly, that is a good thing, not something to fear.
Until we start mining other planets, pretty much all space missions are going to have a huge costs on precious resources either directly or indirectly. We are basically hitting the point of no return if we haven't already passed it when it comes to destroying the natural balance on our own planet, and when things get bad here on Earth, leaving to civilize space or another planet will be reserved for affluent. Right now we are basically just helping them accomplish that goal for them to one day say... "So long suckers!"
Kessler syndrome is far more likely to be caused by war than progress in satellites. Space is big and sats are tracked and powered nowadays. How about we stop starting wars instead of stopping progress?
Space based telescopes are going to be vastly more useful and popular than land based telescopes today.
As costs come down dramatically access to space is going to expand rapidly, that is a good thing, not something to fear.