We get it, the title just kinda lies.

Reducing space junk implies the removal or elimination of the already existing problem.

Bad analogy but its okay.

More like making a rube Goldberg machine in your kitchen in which everything slowly makes its way towards the trashcan.

So somehow making this rube Goldberg machine you would argue actually reduces clutter in your kitchen. Yeah. Okay bud.

Edit: tell your SO you are going to "reduce" the number of dishes in the sink by throwing biodegradable cutlery in the sink... see how that works lol

When has cheaper ways to get shit into space not lead to more shit floating around in space?

I'll wait.

A semantical stretch to say this "reduces" space junk.

It decreases the lifespan of future spacejunk.

Without reading too much into it it sounds like a low cost way to increase space junk...

But. Isn't the trip the more expensive part anyways?

Edit: so if we read the article does it change our understanding of the meaning of the word "reduce"?

"New"... wonder how long this thing has actually been around.