> space debris removal and recovery I'm sceptical about the idea of space debris removal. Sure, you can remove/recover a spaceship; but you can't practically r

> space debris removal and recovery I'm sceptical about the idea of space debris removal. Sure, you can remove/recover a spaceship; but you can't practically remove trillions of pieces of hypersonic gravel. So it seems to me that the fate of any spacefaring race is ironically to be confined to their own planet as a result of their very success in launching spacecraft.