| Well here we are in the year 2006 and what do we | | | | satellite out of orbit which has died due to electrical |
| have? We have humans polluting space? That's right | | | | failure from a solar flare or space radiation too. So, |
| we have space junk. We have old debris floating | | | | although one might think of a military application, we |
| around out there and it is a dangerous thing. We | | | | probably will not need to worry about that need for |
| need to get this stuff out of the way and also | | | | two-decades, but it makes sense now to think about |
| collect some of this debris to recycle? Why not, why | | | | what we could use the space debris and space debris |
| waste it? It costs $100s of dollars to send up a single | | | | collectors for in that regard also? |
| ounce and we have tons of debris floating up there | | | | Perhaps a rogue nation has a satellite, which they are |
| now you see. | | | | using in mischievous ways and the United World |
| While we are on this most interesting subject, it | | | | Franchise Space Council [UWFSC] passes a resolution |
| maybe possible to tow the Hubble Space Telescope | | | | to remove it? I made that up, but we need one. |
| to the moon and any old modules we need to up | | | | There would be a United World Space Franchise |
| grade on the ISS. It is too bad MIR burned up or the | | | | Corp, each member would be a Franchisee and agree |
| old Space Lab, as we could have used that too on | | | | to basic standards. Meaning all the air-locks, mutual |
| the moon and towed it there with a Space Shuttle or | | | | assistance systems, etc. would all be on the same |
| some future better suited and more advanced craft? | | | | page, for safety and smooth transitions as new |
| I guess it makes sense to see a chart of the space | | | | technology becomes available. Incremental |
| debris out there and the size of each piece and its | | | | modularization would be much easier and smarter |
| value to see if this is feasible. It appears to be | | | | long-term. |
| doable. The Space Debris Collection Vacuum also has | | | | Although in the original idea collecting and recycling |
| military applications as it could also deliver a piece of | | | | space junk seems smart, we will have to check that |
| space debris to an enemy missile, which went into | | | | against the ROI, but also we must collect the space |
| orbit or an enemy killer satellite. Oh no the Anti-Space | | | | junk anyway? So, do we let it burn up entering our |
| War Activists are going to want to kill me now? | | | | atmosphere, use it on the moon or simply collect it |
| But we might also use a piece of space debris | | | | and decide later? All interesting questions indeed. |
| against another piece of space debris to knock an old | | | | |