Fishing debris in space

[Philip Miller Tate]

On 5 Feb 2011, at 15:23, Andre Kesteloot wrote:
> In fact, the net would presumable be in orbit too, and could be  
> traveling at at slightly higher or lower speed than the debris.  
> (using gas to redirect itself?)
> The relative speed of the objects caught in the net would thus be  
> relatively low.
> André


Well, only if the debris is moving in the same direction as the  
net... If in the opposite direction, they meet at twice orbital  
velocity, unless somebody had the presence of mind to direct all the  
debris the same way.

Phil M1GWZ