Space trucker fleet needed to gather up rogue space debris

Iria · Sep 15, 2008, 10:53 PM

Pages 24 and 25 of the September 12, 2008 issue of New Scientist magazine have an article describing in detail the dangers in near-Earth space from more than 10,000 pieces of debris orbiting right now. The volume of space junk continues to grow and is causing more and more hazards to flight plans. The New Scientist article suggests a type of "Space Traffic Control" division is needed to monitor all of the debris, then making the data available through a central system. But the editors at TG Daily believe there's a more appropriate question that needs to be asked: Is it time to create an International Space Trucker fleet designed to safely capture and dispose of all this space junk?
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Source: TG Daily

Rayder · Sep 16, 2008, 11:05 AM

Anyone remember an old TV show called "Quark"?

**temeteus82** · Sep 16, 2008, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Rayder

Anyone remember an old TV show called "Quark"?

You mean this : Quark (TV series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) ??

Sep 15, 2008, 10:53 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Space trucker fleet needed to gather up rogue space debris Pages 24 and 25 of the September 12, 2008 issue of New Scientist magazine have an article describing in detail the dangers in near-Earth space from more than 10,000 pieces of debris orbiting right now. The volume of space junk continues to grow and is causing more and more hazards to flight plans. The New Scientist article suggests a type of "Space Traffic Control" division is needed to monitor all of the debris, then making the data available through a central system. But the editors at TG Daily believe there's a more appropriate question that needs to be asked: Is it time to create an International Space Trucker fleet designed to safely capture and dispose of all this space junk? _______________ Source: TG Daily

Sep 16, 2008, 11:05 AM	#2
Rayder Mostly lurking lately.... Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,161 Rep Power: 73	Anyone remember an old TV show called "Quark"?