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Northrop Grumman already have the MEV-2, which does just that: https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/12/22380581/northrop-grumman-mev-2-satellite-servicing-intelsat-m
by fergbrain 5y ago
Northrop Grumman already have the MEV-2, which does just that: https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/12/22380581/northrop-grumman-mev-2-satellite-servicing-intelsat-mrv-docked https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/12/22380581/northrop-grumman...
- messe 5y agoThe issue with latching onto it with something like the MEV-2 is that the LEM, if it's still in orbit, is almost certainly tumbling. That makes an automated intercept / latching-onto non-trivial, to say the least.
- skykooler 5y agoI wonder how feasible it would be to surround it with a coil of wire carrying a strong electric current, to slow its rotation via magnetic induction?
- jcims 5y agoYou might be able to harpoon it with a wound-up yoyo on a stick. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKAQtB5Pwq4&t=390s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKAQtB5Pwq4&t=390s