Researchers are developing a real-life tractor beam, with the goal of pulling defunct satellites out of geostationary orbit to alleviate the space junk problem.
  • VegaLyrae@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    Yes, I’m excited to see the results of that mission to tell us if arms are good enough or if we need softer effectors.

    In the end we may need to swallow trash wholesale in large containment vessels before doing and dv changes, or some other difficult expensive way.