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Re:Yi Peng 3 crossed both cables C-Lion 1 and BSC at times m... by varispeed on Wednesday November 20, 2024 @01:07PM (#42196604)
Could they place a giant electromagnet in space to collect debris?
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Re:Yi Peng 3 crossed both cables C-Lion 1 and BSC at times m... by datadrivenangel on Wednesday November 20, 2024 @02:17PM (#42197180)
A large enough electromagnet could actually increase effective drag in conductive materials, which may help. All the non-conductive materials would still be there, and paint chips can be brutal at orbital speeds.
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Re:Yi Peng 3 crossed both cables C-Lion 1 and BSC at times m... by kube-system on Wednesday November 20, 2024 @01:44PM (#42196909)
Space is too big, and the field of even the world's strongest electromagnets are too small for this to be practical. And even if it did work, you'd only collect ferromagnetic material.
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