Fishing debris in space

[Philip Miller Tate]

Hmmm... I bet there are some cool salvageable parts in some of that  
there junk... And, I'm prepared to undertake at least a 6,000 mile  
round trip once a year for good junk, as AMRAD chums will testify...

Phil M1GWZ



On 11 Feb 2011, at 07:56, Chip Fetrow wrote:

> No, and no.
>
> Those that have the proper control (and the fuel) are boosted into  
> a higher orbit.  They will stay there, even if they collide with  
> other spacecraft.
>
> Those who "loose there cookies" may do all sorts of stupid stuff,  
> like leave their box and go through other boxes, like one satellite  
> is doing right now.
>
> ALL geosynchronous satellites are supposed to have the control and  
> fuel to be either de-orbited (VERY RARE) or pushed into a high  
> orbit where they are shut off and continue to orbit the earth.
>
> There is an exhibit at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, kind of on  
> Dulles International Airport.  When I first saw it I was just blown  
> away.  The space junk is amazing.
>
> --chip