At £100,000 each, I can't see how such a system would be practical for cleaning up "space debris." Since each satellite that attatched itself to the debris would burn up in the atmosphere, we would have to produce hundreds or thousands in order to see any effect. There must be a better way to eliminate such debris.
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At £100,000 each, I can't see how such a system would be practical for cleaning up "space debris." Since each satellite that attatched itself to the debris would burn up in the atmosphere, we would have to produce hundreds or thousands in order to see any effect. There must be a better way to eliminate such debris.