Ballistic Gas Clouds Could Sweep Away Space Junk
Gassy outbursts from a suborbital rocket may be the cleanest way to get rid of hazardous space debris, suggests a new US patent application filed on 27 September by aerospace giant Boeing of Chicago. Space junk – derelict rocket bodies, broken or used-up satellites and debris generated by their endless collisions – is becoming the…
DARPA Moving Ahead with Building Zombie Frankensatellites
It’s like Alien meets Bride of Frankenstein, mixed with Night of the Living Dead: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) wants to harvest components from dead, non-working “zombie” satellites to build new ones in space, all done remotely via a grasping, mechanical arm. The agency would like to have the first keystone mission of…
Your Spidey Sense Ain’t Got Nothin’ on These Early Warning Systems
The days of putting your ear to the ground detect approaching cavalry are over. Now nations sport systems like the Iron Dome, THAAD radar, and these nine all-seeing early warning systems from our friends at Oobject. Really, there’s no use hiding. https://gizmodo.com/israels-iron-dome-intercepts-incoming-rocket-threats-5914690 If you can’t see them coming a mile away already, be sure to…