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To: Diana in Wisconsin

We should develop a robot craft that cleans up space by nudging debris into a crash and burn orbit.................


8 posted on 03/04/2022 9:24:49 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Ben my thought for years.


46 posted on 03/04/2022 11:21:26 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (No dog in the Unraine war, but we still root for the underdog.)
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To: Red Badger

There is only a tiniest sliver of orbital space where such a nudge might work. It takes a lot of energy to de-orbit something. You generally need to brush the upper atmosphere to get the frictoon braking needed to slow dowm.


61 posted on 03/04/2022 6:38:41 PM PST by Theophilus (Convoy!)
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