http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/03/30/tiny-cubesail-could-ease-the-clutter-of-space-junk-in-earths-orbit/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/03/30/tiny-cubesail-could-ease-the-clutter-of-space-junk-in-earths-orbit/#comment-17540 mikek Fri, 02 Apr 2010 18:22:21 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=12607#comment-17540 The junk is mapped, so the cube sail can be sent after it. I just hope it doesn't grab a good satellite by accident. I always wanted to collect all the space junk for future use up there. The junk is mapped, so the cube sail can be sent after it. I just hope it doesn’t grab a good satellite by accident. I always wanted to collect all the space junk for future use up there.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/03/30/tiny-cubesail-could-ease-the-clutter-of-space-junk-in-earths-orbit/#comment-17539 jim van damme Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:00:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=12607#comment-17539 Now get the Chinese to use 'em. Now get the Chinese to use ‘em.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/03/30/tiny-cubesail-could-ease-the-clutter-of-space-junk-in-earths-orbit/#comment-17538 Ellen Anthony Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:15:41 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=12607#comment-17538 Excellent idea. Now if they can send some up with magnets, they can attach to objects already in orbit and de-orbit them. Oh, wait. That's what they were saying about attacking enemy sats. Excellent idea. Now if they can send some up with magnets, they can attach to objects already in orbit and de-orbit them. Oh, wait. That’s what they were saying about attacking enemy sats.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/03/30/tiny-cubesail-could-ease-the-clutter-of-space-junk-in-earths-orbit/#comment-17537 Brian Too Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:45:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=12607#comment-17537 This is a great idea! This is a great idea!

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