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Using Lasers and Water Guns To Clean Space Debris

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the super-soaker-one-million dept.

WSJdpatton writes "The collision between two satellites last month has renewed interest in some ideas for cleaning up the cloud of debris circling the earth. Some of the plans being considered: Using aging rockets loaded with water to dislodge the debris from orbit so it will burn up in the atmosphere; junk-zapping lasers; and garbage-collecting rockets."

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  1. Re:Obrigatory by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    > Sharks can fly to space?

    That's what the water is for.

  2. Re:Water is heavy by u38cg · · Score: 5, Funny

    More to the point, whoever proposed this idea seems to be completely unaware of the workings of orbital mechanics. Clue: the stuff is already falling. The problem is it keeps missing.

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