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NASA awards startup $850,000 to develop space debris capture bag | NASA awarded space logistics startup TransAstra a contract to develop an inflatable capture bag capable of transporting orbital de... (interestingengineering.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Would slowing them down be enough? I'm thinking along the lines of a magnet.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

If you allow them down then they will get pulled into the atmosphere and burn up. The ISS stays in orbit because it's moving so fast and needs a push now and again to keep the speed up.