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Space Debris Remediation Seen As A New Business Area
"Last week NASA and DARPA sponsored the
first-ever International Conference on Orbital Debris Removal. This was a completely unrestricted and open two-and-one-half intense days of "trash talk" about the nature of space debris, possible approaches to a solution and legal aspects." See: http://www.spacemart.com/reports/Spa...r ea_999.html |
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Space Debris Remediation Seen As A New Business Area
On Dec 14, 4:15*pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
wrote: "Last week NASA and DARPA sponsored the first-ever International Conference on Orbital Debris Removal. This was a completely unrestricted and open two-and-one-half intense days of "trash talk" about the nature of space debris, possible approaches to a solution and legal aspects." See: http://www.spacemart.com/reports/Spa...on_Seen_As_A_N... I can't see anything getting done until so many satellites are getting trashed that the cost of doing nothing is seen as higher than the cost of doing something. Sylvia. Which might mean nothing ever is done. This is the commons all over again. A cow or sheep for every blade of grass until the commons can't support a cow or a satellite. |
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Space Debris Remediation Seen As A New Business Area
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On Dec 14, 4:15 pm, Sylvia Else wrote: wrote: "Last week NASA and DARPA sponsored the first-ever International Conference on Orbital Debris Removal. This was a completely unrestricted and open two-and-one-half intense days of "trash talk" about the nature of space debris, possible approaches to a solution and legal aspects." See: http://www.spacemart.com/reports/Spa...on_Seen_As_A_N... I can't see anything getting done until so many satellites are getting trashed that the cost of doing nothing is seen as higher than the cost of doing something. Sylvia. Which might mean nothing ever is done. This is the commons all over again. A cow or sheep for every blade of grass until the commons can't support a cow or a satellite. Certainly for individuals it's probably cheaper to build and launch armour plated satellites. Of course, when two of them collide..... Sylvia. |
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Space Debris Remediation Seen As A New Business Area
In article , Sylvia Else
wrote: wrote: "Last week NASA and DARPA sponsored the first-ever International Conference on Orbital Debris Removal. This was a completely unrestricted and open two-and-one-half intense days of "trash talk" about the nature of space debris, possible approaches to a solution and legal aspects." See: http://www.spacemart.com/reports/Spa..._As_A_New_Busi ness_Area_999.html I can't see anything getting done until so many satellites are getting trashed that the cost of doing nothing is seen as higher than the cost of doing something. If then There's a Japanese hard SF TV series about space debris collection which assumes it would take a ship being destroyed by trash before the job gets even minimal funding. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetes -- Chris Mack "If we show any weakness, the monsters will get cocky!" 'Invid Fan' - 'Yokai Monsters Along With Ghosts' |
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