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Essay Ontime: Space Transport and Engineering Methods/Operations
13 May 2012, 10:46 pm
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← Older revision Revision as of 03:46, 14 May 2012 Line 14: Line 14: * A "plasma-puffer", promoted by Daniel Gregory. That would use an arc discharge from a high altitude balloon to puff air upwards in the path of the junk, making it de-orbit faster. * A "plasma-puffer", promoted by Daniel Gregory. That would use an arc discharge from a high altitude balloon to puff air upwards in the path of the junk, making it de-orbit faster. − * Ballistic puffer, which launches a projectile from a very large gun, that releases air or some other in the path of the debris, having the same effect. The projectile is sub-orbital, so it does not add to the space junk problem. + * Ballistic puffer, which launches a projectile from a very large gun, that releases air or some other material in the path of the debris, having the same effect. The projectile is sub-orbital, so it does not add to the space junk problem. * Lasers - zap the front of the debris, blasting off some of it, and slowing it down from... - Essay Ontime