Surprised to see this posted here! As a student I had a chance to take part in e-deorbit symposium in 2014. Back then they were considering 3 methods for captur

Surprised to see this posted here! As a student I had a chance to take part in e-deorbit symposium in 2014. Back then they were considering 3 methods for capturing satellites: a net, robotic arm and a harpoon of sorts. What struck me the most from this conference is realizing how big of an issue space junk can be. From back then I remember the was no rules on disposing of satellites, the owning body could decide for a nice approach and use the fuel to put the satellite in a higher orbit, or slow it down so that it burns in Earth atmosphere. Or they could not give a shit and use the remaining fuel for operations, maximizing the profit.