Watch out, starwhales. There’s a new weapon for the interstellar dwellers whom you threaten with your planet-crushing gigaflippers, undergoing testing as we speak. This small-scale version may only be good for removing dangerous orbital debris, but in time it will pierce your hypercarbon hides and irredeemable sun-hearts.
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Tau.Neutrino said:
Deploy the space harpoonWatch out, starwhales. There’s a new weapon for the interstellar dwellers whom you threaten with your planet-crushing gigaflippers, undergoing testing as we speak. This small-scale version may only be good for removing dangerous orbital debris, but in time it will pierce your hypercarbon hides and irredeemable sun-hearts.
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mollwollfumble said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Deploy the space harpoonWatch out, starwhales. There’s a new weapon for the interstellar dwellers whom you threaten with your planet-crushing gigaflippers, undergoing testing as we speak. This small-scale version may only be good for removing dangerous orbital debris, but in time it will pierce your hypercarbon hides and irredeemable sun-hearts.
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> There are as many ways to take down these rogue items as there are sizes and shapes of space junk; perhaps it’s enough to use a laser to edge a small piece down toward orbital decay, but larger items require more hands-on solutions. And seemingly all nautical in origin: RemoveDEBRIS has a net, a sail and a harpoon.
Yep. I saw that coming. Wonderful that someone has the sense and money to actually make such things. Truly wonderful.
How do you catch a whale?
With a harpoon, or a net or a drogue. Drogue is a better word than “sail” in this context.
A drogue attached to the whale acts as a sea anchor, tiring it out and slowing it down.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-17/space-harpoon-fires-target-cleaning-space-junk/10819842
Michael V said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-17/space-harpoon-fires-target-cleaning-space-junk/10819842
:)
