Submitted by DevilsRefugee t3_11e13un in space
theexile14 t1_jaf082x wrote
Reply to comment by myflippinggoodness in We need more rules for space junk and moon bases, NASA and US officials say by DevilsRefugee
There are ideas about doing that with some gel type substance to capture junk. Unfortunately, a large metal object doesn't work as the collisions may occur at relative speeds of hundreds or thousands of km/hr. At that speed you mostly just smash things into pieces and send the careering all over. Unfortunately that hurts more than helps.
Also, that mass would be huge and cost a ton to put into orbit.
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