WhosAlex992
WhosAlex992 t1_jdy3e71 wrote
Reply to comment by Postnificent in Why don’t we use Venus as a dumpster? by Postnificent
I just explained why? It's ridiculously impractical and a waste of time and resources. We are working on solutions to the space debris problem. It is a serious concern for future space exploration. But sending that debris to another planet is not a proposed solution for obvious reasons.
WhosAlex992 t1_jdy2esg wrote
Reply to comment by Postnificent in Why don’t we use Venus as a dumpster? by Postnificent
Oh, you mean debris in orbit? Well, my previous points still stand, but now there is the added problem of the fact that we haven't figured out a viable solution for capturing orbital debris to begin with. And, assuming that we had a viable way of doing so, and the funding to launch missions ferrying literal garbage, why would we needlessly contaminate Venus? We could much more easily just send that garbage out on an escape trajectory and call it a day. Rendezvousing with another planet is an extremely technical and difficult process that requires the right timing and months, it not years of planning in advance. It's quite literally like hitting a needle head with a speck of dust.
WhosAlex992 t1_jdy01am wrote
Reply to Why don’t we use Venus as a dumpster? by Postnificent
You're logic here is based on both a lack of understanding of space travel, and seemingly a distrust of the classification of Venus as not harboring life (?) Space travel is immensely expensive, both in terms of monetary and conventional resources. Sending garbage to space, let alone another planet, would be an incredibly costly and wasteful endeavor. The reason we don't do so is as simple as that. I very much doubt that the public is being lied to about Venusian life.
WhosAlex992 t1_jdycmz5 wrote
Reply to comment by atika in Why don’t we use Venus as a dumpster? by Postnificent
Oh, interesting, I did not know that.