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the command module would have to fire mini- missles at the discarded space junk after burn out. the heat involved in the fireing of the stages is too great for a self destruct to function after.
i think what you are asking for really is a 'quark' style garbage scow that goes around collecting junk.
jim

From: griffwason <[hidden email]>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 5:08 AM
Subject: [SHADO] Re: ...and the space junk issue gets worse and worse...


 
Hi,

Yes, I do agree the idea was 'off the wall', but well, it was just an idea...

I do think though, that from now on it should be mandatory that ANY company/nation launching vehicles into space should be compelled to provide a verifiable mechanism for all expendable components/sections of the spacecraft to de-orbit as part of their design.

Also, the spacecraft themselves should be designed so that they are capable of destroying themselves once their mission is complete, either by retrograding their orbit to burn up, or by changing their orbits to be captured and eventually destroyed in another planetary body (sun, planet, etc.)

Regards, G

PS. Yeah, Henderson... just deal with the problem!

PPS. Maybe Henderson's secret plan is to put so much space debris in orbit that it is itself a deterrent to the aliens or they would collide with and then are destroyed before they get to earth!

PPPS. I can see Henderson and Jackson plotting to put a HUGE dump up their whilst Commander Straker is away on Moonbase. Don't think that would solve their problems though... I think Commander Straker would get on just fine up there.




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