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Aussie Lasers To Stop Satellite Collisions, Death

Posted by timothy on from the elaborate-postponement dept.

bennyboy64 writes "An Australian company is developing a laser tracking system that will help prevent collisions between satellites and space debris, ZDNet reports. 'The trouble is it's [debris] in orbit and travelling at orbital speeds, which means that it is travelling at about 30,000 kilometres an hour," said the CEO of the Australian company. 'If even a tiny little piece runs into a satellite it'll destroy it or punch a hole through a person if they're out there space walking.'"

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  1. Re:Sharks with frickin' laser beams! by damn_registrars · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Wow, sharks with frickin' laser beams are in space, saving humanity from impending doom!

    I think the sharks with frickin' laser beams would be in space destroying these lasers, to accelerate humanity towards impending doom.

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  2. Re:Like radar, but shorter wavelengths by Hooya · · Score: 0, Redundant

    > NASA has lots of assets in low earth orbit.

    if a briquette is a small brick. what is an asset?

    I guess it works better when spoken, not spelled. I have that though going through my mind when in meetings where people talk business-speak with "assets and resources".