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Private space-junk probe snaps historic photo of discarded rocket in orbit

54 pointsby pedrosbmartinsabout 1 year ago

3 comments

jessriedelabout 1 year ago
I did some quick Googling and could not figure out what the plan is for doing this economically. There are thousands of pieces of debris scattered over thousands of orbits, and the fuel cost of transfers to many orbits are prohibitive. That's why most of the debris-cleanup ideas I was familiar with involved lasers or other techniques that don't require the cleanup satellite to match orbits with the debris. So what's the strategy here? Just clean up a few of the most highly trafficked orbits? Anyone got a link?
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karmakazeabout 1 year ago
This reminds me of an old 1979 TV pilot&#x2F;series &quot;Salvage&quot;[0] about a private company reclaiming space junk for resale.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Salvage_1" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Salvage_1</a>
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xandriusabout 1 year ago
Another problem which will not be considered a problem big enough for who is causing it but then which will bite us all in the butt in 25-50-100 years and then it is going to become everyone&#x27;s fault.<p>I&#x27;ll nickname them as &quot;Anthropogenic Meterorites&quot; (unless they already have a name.)<p>I will also be the one starting the debate that I don&#x27;t believe they are actually man-made, meteorites have been falling forever and there is no scientific consensus it&#x27;s our fault.
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