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Registered: 06-2007
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Is China Really Planning to Destroy Space Junk With Lasers?


There may be at least half a million pieces of man-made junk orbiting this planet. Tiny pieces can travel around 10 kilometers per second, far faster than a bullet. The International Space Station has had to adjust its orbit just to avoid the stuff. People are rightfully concerned about what to do with all this orbital litter. Recently, a team of Chinese scientists published a paper about removing the debris with a space-based laser station. Specifically, they discussed how the orbit of such a station would impact its ability to remove the junk. But are we close to seeing such a system? Will it ever exist?
1/16/2018, 12:22 pm Link to this post PM Spikosauropod
 
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Registered: 12-2017
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Re: Is China Really Planning to Destroy Space Junk With Lasers?


Or an ASAT-Antimissile weapon disguised as cleanup. I trust the Han, I don't trust the Party or the PLA.
1/18/2018, 11:58 am Link to this post PM spud100 Blog
 


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