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I wonder, is space debris not valuable? After all - it allready is up there? So why not glue it together- web it in and sell it later to a factory, who goes up
by LifeLiverTransp 8y ago
I wonder, is space debris not valuable? After all - it allready is up there? So why not glue it together- web it in and sell it later to a factory, who goes up there?
One kilogram of space debris should be worth some x < 14.240$ - this might be the one instance where recycling is of interest.. - just before somebody tows a asteroid in and glues a refinery to it.
- samstave 8y agoWhy harpoon these things? I think webbing them in is a better idea. Also - I assume its impossible to create "suction" in space - like - you cant slurp something into a tube, in space, can you? Also - how do we know what is space junk, and whose it is? How are we sure that a small satellite by india or china isnt operating but maybe disguised as space junk?
- ebiester 8y agoIt's pretty well tracked. https://www.wired.com/2009/03/howtojunk/ https://www.wired.com/2009/03/howtojunk/