Nice idea using them for clearing orbital debris, but the $1bn cost of doing it "conventionally" seems a reasonable price to pay for continued access to space.

Nice idea using them for clearing orbital debris, but the $1bn cost of doing it "conventionally" seems a reasonable price to pay for continued access to space. If we don't do something, we will end up trapped on this ball of rock by lethal kessler syndrome. Why isn't there legislation mandating that space operators tidy up after themselves? Wait, stupid question, we can't get that right even on earth.