This paper proposes and develops the first description of a concept for the removal of large pieces of orbital debris. After a brief discussion of the growing importance of the general problem of orbital debris, the idea of utilizing local resources for clearing the debris is introduced. A description of the initial terrestrially working hardware and future projections for this Autonomous Space Processor for Orbital Debris concludes this paper.


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    Title :

    Economical in-situ processing for orbital debris removal


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    Publication date :

    1988-10-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

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    Language :

    English




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