How Cleaning up space debris could grow to become a big business (cnbc.com) 4 points by ck2 1mo ago ↗ HN
[–] ck2 1mo ago ↗ my idea "Space Roombas"little robots that go around knocking debris below LEO so they burn uplike a game of air-hockeythen they go back and dock to their charging satelliteonly problem is wildly toxic pollution in atmosphere, big problem actuallytoo bad yeeting stuff into sun is not feasibleeven moon crater would require energy to break earth orbit so not possible
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[ 0.23 ms ] story [ 6.7 ms ] threadlittle robots that go around knocking debris below LEO so they burn up
like a game of air-hockey
then they go back and dock to their charging satellite
only problem is wildly toxic pollution in atmosphere, big problem actually
too bad yeeting stuff into sun is not feasible
even moon crater would require energy to break earth orbit so not possible