Space is really very big, but we still have problems with space junk. Thousands of rocket remnants are orbiting our Earth, and the number is growing. These launches left a lot of mess, who will clean it up?
We may have enough space in space, but this junk is in orbit where satellites and the like also do their work. It takes some time for the waste to burn during the return. Therefore it poses a potential danger at that time.
It turns out that it is not certain that all space junk will burn up when it reaches the atmosphere. This is what this Florida homeowner experienced.
this Japanese company It wants to serve as a garbage collection service in space. It launched an ADRAS-J satellite in February to search for the remains of the HII-A rocket that put another satellite into orbit.
not easy
Finding and getting close to such a piece of space junk is not easy. It's a dead piece of metal without a GPS or any other type of tracking device. However, we were able to find the remains of the missile and get close to it, as you can see in the picture below.
Thus, he achieved the first goal of the mission. The next step is to inspect the debris. The information resulting from this inspection will be used to examine how this waste is disposed of.
The second phase will begin in 2026, in which the actual space waste will be recovered. This will prove that it is possible to remove this waste.
Space waste tax
This issue is not new, even the United Nations is thinking about this problem. The bigger question is of course “who will pay for this?” Maybe we could raise taxes?
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