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Space Debris: Is It a Crisis?

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61 points defrost | 1 comments | 03 Apr 25 10:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.203s | source
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pandemic_region ◴[03 Apr 25 11:46 UTC] No.43568229[source]▶
Is this problem solvable by something similar to https://theoceancleanup.com/ ? The search space is much larger, granted, but once you figure out a way to efficiently spot a piece of debris, you could use a <insert name of magical device here> to bump the debris towards outer space?
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1. ooterness ◴[03 Apr 25 13:24 UTC] No.43569268[source]▶
No. Removing space debris is more like snatching bullets from mid-air than picking up trash.