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How can space debris be cleared?

Asked by I. Klose, Last updated: Apr 11, 2024

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W. Wright

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W. Wright
W. Wright, Biology student, Biology student, Astoria

Answered May 15, 2019

There are many techniques which can be used in cleaning the space debris. Space debris is junk, trash, garbage orbiting round the earth. One of the techniques which can be used to clean up space junk is Space Balloon. Space balloon is a ultra-thin ballon. The balloon is inflated with gas to a very big size and then, it is attached to large pieces of space debris.

There are many techniques which can be used in cleaning the space debris. Space debris is junk,
The balloon is made to drag the space debris into the earth's atmosphere and burn everything. Another technique which can be used is by using Self-Destructing Janitor Satellites. This is a small satellite designed to spot space debris and grab onto space garbage using it's jellyfish-like tentacles.

The satellite would now make it's way back to the earth where the satellite will be burnt together with the space junk. Other techniques which can be used are; Tungsten Microdust, Space pods , Space Garbage trucks

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