[ELI5] Are the original owners legally responsible for space garbage? Or are they allowed to just abandon it up there?

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[ELI5] Are the original owners legally responsible for space garbage? Or are they allowed to just abandon it up there?

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there is noone to make laws in space, as space is outside any countries jurisdiction. That means that countries can’t force people to take responsibility for their space garbage. This of course leads to more and more space garbage, which makes space travel more difficult and dangerous.