All good points. >The hard capture business is the national security business. This one is what makes it particularly messy. Everything in space is somehow re

All good points. >The hard capture business is the national security business. This one is what makes it particularly messy. Everything in space is somehow related to defense and natsec, even if it doesn't seem so to an outsider. Even with hypothetical agreements in place, touching defunct space assets is just a huge can of worms, even with a laser beam. And anything that can capture a satellite is an outright military tech. Same goes for on-orbit refueling and servicing, although these are a bit easier since they typically deal with functioning satellites.