During a visit to South Africa Bloshensko said that "One can assume that within five years international rules for space traffic, similar to air traffic, will be developed."
Plans by spacefaring nations indicate that by 2030, the number of satellites in the Earth's orbit will exceed 100,000, Bloshenko said. The opinion that "space is big and there's room for everyone" is hardly valid because "overpopulation" of attractive orbits will soon lead to dangerous situations, he added.