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Re:Bi-Directional Plasma Thrusters for Space Debris Removal by simonh on Friday September 28, 2018 @01:24PM (#18095141)
If you push off against it to gain velocity, you'll fly away from it very quickly and not spend long enough pushing it to meaningfully change it's orbit.
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Re:Bi-Directional Plasma Thrusters for Space Debris Removal by xelxebar on Friday September 28, 2018 @10:19PM (#18098358)
It might be concievable to bounce lased light back and forth for a while and transfer momentum that way.
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