It accuses the EU of going after successful U.S. space companies via the legislation, saying its rules “appear targeted specifically against U.S. companies due solely to their size, prominence, and successful track record of innovation …. such unfair and unwarranted regulations are unacceptable to the United States and must be removed.”

Hmm, I wonder what draconian legislation this must be

The EU proposed the law in June in an attempt to dial up regulatory oversight of satellite operators — including requiring them to tackle their impact on space debris and pollution, or face significant fines.

Oh… “Don’t litter”

The legislation does “not take into account that space operations are still relatively new and novel, and as such, are not yet ripe for strict regulation,”

What the actual fuck. I could develop a new bioweapon and claim the same thing. “My bioweapon is still relatively new and novel, and as such, is not yet ripe for strict regulation.”

Regulation should be proportional to the harm it causes people, and space operations have immense capability for harm.

Only the US (and China and Russia and a few others) could twist “You don’t own the sky. Clean up after yourself” into an international incident

All the more reason to impose these regulations, then.