seeder Posted December 9, 2016 #1 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Quote Japan tests innovative magnetic tether for slowing space junk Japan has launched a cargo ship which will use a half mile- (700m)-long tether to remove some of the vast amount of debris from Earth's orbit. The tether, made of aluminium strands and steel wire, is designed to slow the debris, pulling it out of orbit. The innovative device was made with the help of a fishing net company. There is estimated to be more than 100 million pieces of space junk in orbit, including discarded equipment from old satellites, tools and bits of rocket. Many of these objects are moving at high velocity around the Earth at speeds of up to 28,000km/h (17,500mph) and could cause catastrophic accidents and damage to the world's orbital telecommunications network. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38265676 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted December 9, 2016 #2 Share Posted December 9, 2016 (edited) Quite ironic that one of the countries which has and is playing a big part in polluting our planet .....especially the oceans, has now built this. 6 minutes ago, seeder said: could cause catastrophic accidents and damage to the world's orbital telecommunications network. Oh well here we go, can`t have this AT ALL. Who gives a damn about the sea life and little people living on this planet when you have something as important as the worlds OTN? !!!!!!!!!! ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE! Edited December 9, 2016 by freetoroam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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