"Sci-fi inspired tractor beam to tackle space debris"
TL;DR
Engineers from the University of Colorado Boulder are developing a machine inspired by the tractor beams seen in sci-fi movies, which could be used to pull space debris out of Earth's orbit. The team is working on an early design concept that would allow them to move a several-ton object into a different orbit, including moving defunct satellites to higher graveyard orbits or deorbiting them altogether.
Topics:sciencescience-and-technology#orbit#sci-fi#science-and-technology#space-junk#tractor-beam#university-of-colorado-boulder
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