Re:We’ve Already Passed the Tipping Point for Orbital Debris
by ble on Thursday September 27, 2012 @10:40AM
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The article specifically mentions material ablation (vaporizing part of the debris) rather than light pressure as the source of impulse.
If it could vaporize debris that came off of satellites or boosters or what have you, it could vaporize parts of satellites. Possibly at the rate of the metaphorical little bird that sharpens its beak on a mountain. :)
If it could vaporize debris that came off of satellites or boosters or what have you, it could vaporize parts of satellites. Possibly at the rate of the metaphorical little bird that sharpens its beak on a mountain. :)