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2012-08-01 Science & Technology

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Posted by Frozen Al 2012-08-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 It is a real threat. A satellite collision (see here) can be catastrophic to other human objects and people in orbit. Finding a way to remove the smallest objects is needed. A small hexnut sized object may be not much on Earth, but in orbit and a vacuum going 119,000 km/h it is lethal.

Posted by DarthVader 2012-08-01 00:16|| 2012-08-01 00:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Decimal may be off, because that's 73 943.171 877 mile/hour (mph) (plus or minus)

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2012-08-01 11:29|| 2012-08-01 11:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Danger is not really growing because we are not sending up stuff very often. Having said that its been bad since the 60s.

What we need is a satelite with an aimable low power laser. Let kids on the net aim the laser at junk in the orbit just below. Even a small bit of heat might change course and send them into the atmosphere a few orbits later.

Posted by rjschwarz 2012-08-01 14:41|| 2012-08-01 14:41|| Front Page Top

#4 You mean...phasers?

Posted by swksvolFF 2012-08-01 18:10|| 2012-08-01 18:10|| Front Page Top

#5 Oh the STAR-MANITY - finding out that our future OWG Space Defense's real mission is not to destroy wily incoming Space Rocks, but WASTE MANAGEMENT - REMOVAL, RECOVERY, + RECYCLING???

[MEL BROOKS" "SPACEBALLS" + LASER-FIRING JEWISH-AMERICAN SPACE/STAR PRINCESSES here].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-08-01 19:53|| 2012-08-01 19:53|| Front Page Top

#6 D *** NG IT, SHE WIPED OUT THE ENEMY BECAUSE ONE OF THEIR LASER BLASTS STRUCK HER NEW HAIRDO!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-08-01 19:55|| 2012-08-01 19:55|| Front Page Top

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