Simviation Forum - Space junk littering orbit...

Sep 2^nd, 2011 at 7:34am

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Space junk has made such a mess of Earth's orbit that experts say we may need to finally think about cleaning it up.

That may mean vacuuming up debris with weird space technology — cosmic versions of nets, magnets and giant umbrellas,

according to the chairman of an expert panel that issued a new report on the problem Thursday.

http://news.yahoo.com/space-junk-littering-orbit-might-cleaning-173155267.html

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Reply #1 - Sep 2^nd, 2011 at 8:33am

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Great Link Larry... Wink

We need to start cleaning up the mess we make in the seas, oceans, lakes, rivers, forests, mountains, deserts and space before we start thinking about polluting space or anywhere else... Wink

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #2 - Sep 2^nd, 2011 at 10:04am

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I don't really see the problem Doug. Just give a nudge towards the sun. Roll Eyes

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #3 - Sep 2^nd, 2011 at 10:19am

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Humans Littering and destroying nature? old news

Just looking at the google earth data makes me sick
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I don't really see the problem Doug. Just give a nudge towards the sun.

And we could also attach politicians to them Tongue

But seriously we need to clean up Undecided

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Reply #4 - Sep 2^nd, 2011 at 11:08am

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patchz wrote on Sep 2^nd, 2011 at 10:04am:

I don't really see the problem Doug. Just give a nudge towards the sun. Roll Eyes

Could be one option, but think of all the precious and rare metals that could be reclaimed. Enough gold up their to chop a zero or two of the earth bound price if it was recovered......

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Reply #5 - Sep 2^nd, 2011 at 11:23am

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expat wrote on Sep 2^nd, 2011 at 11:08am:

patchz wrote on Sep 2^nd, 2011 at 10:04am:

I don't really see the problem Doug. Just give a nudge towards the sun. Roll Eyes

Could be one option, but think of all the precious and rare metals that could be reclaimed. Enough gold up their to chop a zero or two of the earth bound price if it was recovered......

Matt

You have a valid point Matt, I did not think of that. Guess that's why I ain't rich. Roll Eyes

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #6 - Sep 2^nd, 2011 at 2:58pm

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Not to be a downer, but the message was evident long before the space programs. We would only need to look under the surface of the oceans. I'm not really a fire and brimstone ecologist but mankind sometimes seems to be the greatest natural disaster Earth has ever encountered.

Flying with twins is a lot of fun..

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Reply #7 - Sep 2^nd, 2011 at 4:11pm

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For those who are interested:

Google Earth Satellite Tracker

Now that's purely the satellites. Which is a fraction of the problem.

Ironically, I bet it gives some benefit against global warming when you have that much crap floating in space!

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Reply #8 - Sep 2^nd, 2011 at 8:43pm

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Steve M wrote on Sep 2^nd, 2011 at 2:58pm:

Not to be a downer, but the message was evident long before the space programs. We would only need to look under the surface of the oceans. I'm not really a fire and brimstone ecologist but mankind sometimes seems to be the greatest natural disaster Earth has ever encountered.

Sometimes I feel ashamed to be human. For the stuff we do Embarrassed

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But how's doom? I've played Return to castle wolfenstein and I find the lopers cool

Most people think that flying a plane is dangerous, except pilots because they know how easy it is.
Arguing with a pilot is like wrestling with a pig in the mud, after a while you begin to think the pig likes it.

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