Blinko on November 18, 2022 at 9:36 am Idea: Using laser beams to clear space debrisLink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-OX9PBwQc... Lasers in space don’t inspire confidence when they can be used as weapons against other countries’ satellites or spacecraft. Why These Lasers Are Too Powerful to Use in Space Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
Mickey on November 18, 2022 at 8:54 am Idea: Using laser beams to clear space debrisLink: https://phys.org/news/2011-03-nasa-laser-s... Several space agencies, including NASA, are already researching the use of lasers to vaporize space debris. https://phys.org/news/2011-03-nasa-laser-space-junk.html NASA proposes laser use to move space junk Link: https://phys.org/news/2011-03-na (PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists led by NASA space scientist James Mason have proposed the idea of using a mid-powered laser and telescope to nudge pieces of space junk out of the way and slow it down to avoid collisions.
MeterMan on November 18, 2022 at 8:10 am Idea: Using laser beams to clear space debrisLink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfvkKBNup5... Very soon, space will become as polluted as our oceans, the only difference being that space debris is more lethal when it starts falling to earth. Space Debris Is Now a Big Problem Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
Lasers in space don’t inspire confidence when they can be used as weapons against other countries’ satellites or spacecraft.
Several space agencies, including NASA, are already researching the use of lasers to vaporize space debris.
https://phys.org/news/2011-03-nasa-laser-space-junk.html
Very soon, space will become as polluted as our oceans, the only difference being that space debris is more lethal when it starts falling to earth.