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1- Must be in orbit such that they'll burn up in the atmosphere at end of their useful lifetime.
2- Must be made of material that will burn up before hitting the ground.
3- Try to make the incineration as pollution free as possible.
4- For satellites without a natural degrading orbit, such
as those in geosynchronous orbit, maneuvering rockets to bring it back into the atmosphere at a set time must be included.
Space pollution could cause problems with future generations trying to expand humanity to the stars. Don't want to let a wall get built around us.
Orbital debris is an issue
https://orbitaldebr....gov/photo-gallery/
[doctorremulac3, Jul 31 2026]
This is the only solution so make it as efficient as possible.
https://www.nytimes...CE1f&smid=url-share
[doctorremulac3, Jul 31 2026]
Yes, this one again ...
Near_20Earth_20Orbi...ation_20Corporation
[normzone, Jul 31 2026]
A hundred K
https://eandt.theie...ra&utm_term=3940295
[bhumphrys, Aug 01 2026]
Category: Space :: Trash
https://www.halfbak..._3a_20Space_20Trash
[pashute, Aug 05 2026]
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Step One: restore the idea of international law per se, with institutions that can adjudicate it. Otherwise, all the countries that are not "us" will simply ignore this excellent idea. |
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In space, no-one can hear that. |
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On one hand, I like this and feel it makes sense. |
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On the other hand, it feels very like a "Let's all" given how well the players work together these days. Even if it were international law, circumstances demonstrate that all it takes is one clown to ruin the circus. |
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Now, if there were some in-orbit enforcement built in ... |
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Reading those links it occurs to me if we keep this up, we’re basically building a cage locking us here on earth. We start crashing into these things we could start creating debris clouds that could make space flight more dangerous every year. |
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Also just realized there’s a space trash category with some of the most interesting ideas I’ve ever seen on the HB. |
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