Lasers Could Solve the Space Junk Problem (debris weather)

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https://www.realclearscience.com/article...oblem.html

EXCERPT: Space junk is a growing problem [...] China is taking a different approach to the problem. Their plan is to deploy a network of satellite-based lasers in a high enough orbit that they could take care of the debris.The project isn’t going to destroy large pieces of debris with lasers — that would just break targets up into smaller and more dangerous pieces of space junk. China found this out first hand in 2007 when they tried to destroy one of their own defunct satellites — it broke up into small pieces, creating a dangerous debris field.

Instead, the plan is to make a laser that is capable of tracking and targeting smaller pieces of debris less than 4 inches across and zapping them. This would ideally have one of two outcomes — either the debris will be pushed out of the way to prevent a collision or it will cause the small pieces of debris to burn up in the atmosphere. The idea might not make it off the ground though. Many fear that this space debris laser could potentially be used as a weapon against targets on Earth....

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https://www.realclearscience.com/article...oblem.html

EXCERPT: Space junk is a growing problem [...] China is taking a different approach to the problem. Their plan is to deploy a network of satellite-based lasers in a high enough orbit that they could take care of the debris.The project isn’t going to destroy large pieces of debris with lasers — that would just break targets up into smaller and more dangerous pieces of space junk. China found this out first hand in 2007 when they tried to destroy one of their own defunct satellites — it broke up into small pieces, creating a dangerous debris field.

Instead, the plan is to make a laser that is capable of tracking and targeting smaller pieces of debris less than 4 inches across and zapping them. This would ideally have one of two outcomes — either the debris will be pushed out of the way to prevent a collision or it will cause the small pieces of debris to burn up in the atmosphere. The idea might not make it off the ground though. Many fear that this space debris laser could potentially be used as a weapon against targets on Earth....

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http://www.atomicarchive.com/History/col...ge20.shtml

Cold War: A Brief History
Reagan's Star Wars
On March 23, 1983, President Reagan proposed the creation of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), an ambitious project that would construct a space-based anti-missile system.
This program was immediately dubbed "Star Wars."

[Image: sdi_s.jpg]

An artist's rendering of an X-ray laser hit an incoming missile.
The SDI was intended to defend the United States from attack from Soviet ICBMs by intercepting the missiles at various phases of their flight. For the interception, the SDI would require extremely advanced technological systems, yet to be researched and developed. Among the potential components of the defense system were both space- and earth-based laser battle stations, which, by a combination of methods, would direct their killing beams toward moving Soviet targets. Air-based missile platforms and ground-based missiles using other non-nuclear killing mechanisms would constitute the rear echelon of defense and would be concentrated around such major targets as U.S. ICBM silos. The sensors to detect attacks would be based on the ground, in the air, and in space, and would use radar, optical, and infrared threat-detection systems.
This system would tip the nuclear balance toward the United States. The Soviets feared that SDI would enable the United States to launch a first-strike against them. Critics pointed to the vast technological uncertainties of the system, in addition to its enormous cost.
Although work was begun on the program, the technology proved to be too complex and much of the research was cancelled by later administrations. The idea of missile defense system would resurface later as the National Missile Defense.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_...d_programs
President Ronald Reagans star wars speech ...

40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989

This speech is 1980 ? (fascinating look into history) (29 minute speech)

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/wikipedia

theorising... (sci-fi)
if you could render space junk as 0 mass, would it maintain its orbit ?