Submitted by DevilsRefugee t3_11e13un in space
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Reply to comment by JonesoftheNorth in We need more rules for space junk and moon bases, NASA and US officials say by DevilsRefugee
Perhaps.
But you still need to launch that junk from its current orbit to wherever you want it to go, and then soft-land it (if you're aiming for the Moon).
The average satellite will lack;
a) Fuel/engines to perform such a task
b) the same for capture/soft-braking manoeuvres
c) structures/resources to allow it to land safely (legs, power, etc.)
It's like saying I could go down to the beach, and cobble together a boat from discarded plastic and wood.
I could.
Or I could build a ship.
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