Posted on Jul 16, 2017
Experts discuss the exponentially worsening space debris problem
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Stupid question / idea for anyone who is / was with NASA. When a ship goes up, (I am thinking the shuttle which I know does not fly anymore) why are we not doing at least a little bit of Police call while up there? We have the capability to track and match orbits with so much, why are we not "keeping the grass clean" up there as well? SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas Maj Marty Hogan
Experts discuss the exponentially worsening space debris problem
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We are talking about bits of debris moving many times faster than bullets. Catching them may prove more problematic than one might think
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SGT Eric Knutson
While acknowledging that small things like a floating wrench will be among the most difficult, Launch housings are about the size of some of the satallites that they regularly make contact with to perform repairs. and for the smaller stuff, I have a picture in my mind of a space going shrimp boat net of some kind. The point is while we cannot go out for the cigarrete butts, we should be picking up the blown tires and bring back at least a little bit of what we tossed out, then stuff can be reclaimed and recycled or at least not a floating hazard.
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The higher the altitude, the longer the orbital debris will typically remain in Earth orbit. Debris left in orbits below 370 miles (600 km) normally fall back to Earth within several years.Sep 9, 2011
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Fuel... every maneuver has a price in fuel, and needs to be planned. Unless they carry a bunch of extra to maneuver around and get them, it isn't going to be done anytime soon.
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