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Author:  pcernie [ Sat Sep 03, 2011 11:52 am ]
Post subject:  Space junk rising exponentially, warning of 'tipping point'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/ ... ally-earth

I'm hoping for a tech-tastic solution :geek:

Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sat Sep 03, 2011 2:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Space junk rising exponentially, warning of 'tipping point'

pcernie wrote:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/sep/01/space-junk-rising-exponentially-earth

I'm hoping for a tech-tastic solution :geek:

Don't you realise it is a ploy by the US to stop aliens arriving from space. It will damage their spaceships on entry and trap them here for autopsies in Area 51. :roll:

Author:  davrosG5 [ Sat Sep 03, 2011 3:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Space junk rising exponentially, warning of 'tipping point'

Amnesia10 wrote:
pcernie wrote:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/sep/01/space-junk-rising-exponentially-earth

I'm hoping for a tech-tastic solution :geek:

Don't you realise it is a ploy by the US to stop aliens arriving from space. It will damage their spaceships on entry and trap them here for autopsies in Area 51. :roll:


I suspect that any species that has mastered the art of traversing interstellar distances without being blown apart by space dust/micro-meteorites or fried by the various radiations out there will not be overly concerned by some pretty small debris in orbit of the target. The navigational deflector from Star Trek springs to mind. :D

Still, +1 for the tech-tastic solution.
I remember, I think it was Tomorrow's World or Horizon, suggesting some sort of tethered gel. The debris passed through it and slowed down a bit. After multiple passes the debris lost orbit and burned up. The trick was keeping the gel together (and getting something that would be gel like at those temperatures).

Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sat Sep 03, 2011 5:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Space junk rising exponentially, warning of 'tipping point'

davrosG5 wrote:
Amnesia10 wrote:
pcernie wrote:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/sep/01/space-junk-rising-exponentially-earth

I'm hoping for a tech-tastic solution :geek:

Don't you realise it is a ploy by the US to stop aliens arriving from space. It will damage their spaceships on entry and trap them here for autopsies in Area 51. :roll:


I suspect that any species that has mastered the art of traversing interstellar distances without being blown apart by space dust/micro-meteorites or fried by the various radiations out there will not be overly concerned by some pretty small debris in orbit of the target. The navigational deflector from Star Trek springs to mind. :D

Still, +1 for the tech-tastic solution.
I remember, I think it was Tomorrow's World or Horizon, suggesting some sort of tethered gel. The debris passed through it and slowed down a bit. After multiple passes the debris lost orbit and burned up. The trick was keeping the gel together (and getting something that would be gel like at those temperatures).

Space snot. Snot does the same thing in noses. Accumulating all the debris and allowing it to be extracted easily (additionally by fingers) or expelled via sneezing. :?

Author:  belchingmatt [ Sat Sep 03, 2011 5:42 pm ]
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davrosG5 wrote:
I suspect that any species that has mastered the art of traversing interstellar distances without being blown apart by space dust/micro-meteorites or fried by the various radiations out there will not be overly concerned by some pretty small debris in orbit of the target. The navigational deflector from Star Trek springs to mind. :D


No doubt they would have had to deal with a similar situation on their home planet, and could even offer solutions.

Author:  belchingmatt [ Sat Sep 03, 2011 10:32 pm ]
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Quote:
I propose space custard.
A large ball of custard like fluid could be placed in orbit and left to drift around collecting fragments. This fluid reacts like a solid when impacted so the fragments would not pass through, but be captured, without destroying the ball itself. The ball would be large enough to be tracked and eventually recaptured for a de-orbit manoeuvre. If it works, send more balls !


One of the comments from the article. :)

Author:  cloaked_wolf [ Sun Sep 04, 2011 7:23 am ]
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Amnesia10 wrote:
Accumulating all the debris and allowing it to be extracted easily (additionally by fingers) or expelled via sneezing. :?

Or, like 90% of the time, swallowed.

Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sun Sep 04, 2011 7:41 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Space junk rising exponentially, warning of 'tipping point'

cloaked_wolf wrote:
Amnesia10 wrote:
Accumulating all the debris and allowing it to be extracted easily (additionally by fingers) or expelled via sneezing. :?

Or, like 90% of the time, swallowed.

Yes but where is the stomach in the space version? ;)

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