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This Is How We'll Clean Up Space Junk

  

Category:  Health, Science & Technology

Via:  outis  •  10 months ago  •  4 comments

By:   Be Smart

This Is How We'll Clean Up Space Junk



We know pollution is a problem on earth, but we’re filling space with our junk too.

And if we don’t figure out a way to clean up space junk,
we could end our interstellar dreams before they even get started.

Today, we’re visiting some cool engineers in Switzerland to learn about the space junk problem and the giant space claw that might be the perfect solution.



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Capitalists consider that "if no one can show clear title, we can do whatever we want".

The communications businesses alone - not just Musk - are putting up huge numbers of satellites, each one accompanied by shrouds, nosecones, whatever...


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Outis
Freshman Expert
1  seeder  Outis    10 months ago

Libertarians' heaven. Literally.

 
 
 
Kavika
Professor Principal
2  Kavika     10 months ago

We have polluted the lakes, rivers, oceans and terra firma and now we've moved to space to do what we seem to do best, pollute.

 
 
 
Hallux
Professor Principal
3  Hallux    10 months ago

I would think the millions of shotgun pellet size pieces are of more danger than whatever Giant Claw can grab.

 
 
 
Outis
Freshman Expert
3.1  seeder  Outis  replied to  Hallux @3    10 months ago

I think so, too.

I've seen "magnetic brooms" proposed. Collecting small stuff doesn't present the same problem of needing to match speed and vector.

 
 

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