Comments on: 6 Ways to Clean Up Space

By: Scriveyn

Scriveyn — Mon, 14 May 2007 09:27:12 +0000

The radiation from space will eventually kick-start life (not necessarily carbon based) in the debris. With luck this will evolve into the first intelligent life on/around earth and marvel at how it came into existence.

By: Mary Helferich

Mary Helferich — Sat, 12 May 2007 15:50:44 +0000

Hello. A very scientific question posed to our Genious Astrologists and
Meteorologists….our nation has been at war with Mother Nature…have you all
questioned the possibility of this turn
in climate from massive aggressive forces due to our “Junk Yard” out in space orbiting our planet. Remember when the first Apollo flights were being launched and what frequent rain and wind our southern states were getting. Have you really looked into once we launch anything what effects it has on Elnios or our North and South Poles…something about Magnetic Force?
Can someone check on the orbits and the
weather changes please. Hopefully someone will come up with an HONEST reply.

By: loaf

loaf — Thu, 10 May 2007 21:27:47 +0000

Use the plans from “Space Ball” and create a giant maid space ship—problem solved Go Mel Brooks

By: CropTillDawn

CropTillDawn — Thu, 10 May 2007 04:01:52 +0000

The biggest problems I have with the Foam and Tethers are the inability to control WHERE they land after they reenter Earths atmosphere. We know that the heat will help break up most of the junk but there will always be those stubborn bits that will fall on some guys farm in the middle of nowhere or with my luck, my house :(
I was thinking more of a unmanned reusable magnetic vehicle that can be directed to bring in it’s “basket of junk” over some safe area. Usually the Ocean but I would hate to see these get all junky too. How about some vast wasteland Desert? Then maybe some of the tiny bits can be collected and made into
jewelry like Carl B. suggested. Platinum and Diamonds are so Last Week! Everybody is wearing Galactic Debris !!LOL!

By: alberti

alberti — Thu, 10 May 2007 01:11:18 +0000

i gotta say i agree with trouble… we are pigs. why did it get so polluted anyway?

By: Carl B.

Carl B. — Wed, 09 May 2007 21:46:55 +0000

Cone(s) of expanding foam with “hairs” turned in toward the concave end (to hold the stuff) placed in converging orbits of the junk would slowly pick up the peices. When full, boost them to a parking orbit until they can be picked up by a returning shuttle or future space travel vehicle. The “junk” may be valuable as study material for aeorspace research or at least for classroom instruction. Probably make some bitchin’ earings too!

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 09 May 2007 20:20:20 +0000

It’s only 5 ways–areogel and foam are essentially the same.

By: trouble

trouble — Wed, 09 May 2007 19:18:24 +0000

maybe they should start weekly garbage collections… then we could cart the garbage to another place, and clean that place up in a few years and so on. or a quicker thing to do is we could just call ourselves filthy pigs and be done with it. it’s really up to u guys

By: JaneM

JaneM — Wed, 09 May 2007 18:09:30 +0000

uh, call Tony Soprano. His business is waste management isn’t it?

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 09 May 2007 16:47:43 +0000

This would be simple…all we need to do is create a Katamari as seen in the PS2 game Katamari Damacy and send it into space. Once there, it will begin to collect all the orbiting debris until there is none left!