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Russia Is Developing a Space Debris Laser to Keep Space Clean

June 15, 2018 By Nancy Young Leave a Comment

Space debris surrounding planet Earth

The space debris laser should remove those pieces of junk that put satellites in danger.

 

The Russian space agency has great plans to keep space cleaner. A recent report revealed Roscosmos is currently collaborating with another company from the country to build a really advanced mechanism. Namely, a sort of laser that should annihilate space debris and avoid further accidents between satellites.

 

Russia is Quite Secretive about the Space Debris Laser

 

There’s not too much information on this space debris laser, but several reports indicate it is in development. According to a state-owned media company, the business that will build the laser is a science corporation called Precision Instrument Systems. When asked about it, the company confirmed the rumors but offered no extra information on the matter.

Other rumors claimed a detailed report on the space debris laser should appear online on ResearchGate, on the page of the Russian Academy of Sciences. However, this didn’t happen, but a study on the matter might appear soon. The Russian authorities also refused to comment, but the company’s confirmation should be enough for us.

 

How Does the Space Debris Laser Work?

 

Fortunately, a few unofficial documents are talking about the space debris laser and how it works. In terms of power, it should get it from a base generator. Also, to completely remove space debris, it would use a process called laser ablation. In easier words, laser ablation links the energy of the laser with the material in question. As the two are coupled, the targeted material disappears.

It sounds easy, but researchers warned everyone the method hadn’t been explored enough. However, the Russian scientists might have found a way to keep laser ablation under control. Their initiative was more than welcome since space debris is one of the toughest issues of the moment.

According to the measurements in 2013, there were around 500,000 pieces of space junk floating dangerously around our planet. These pieces have the potential to strike satellites or maybe even spacecraft and produce colossal damage. Even if most pieces are small, they reach tremendous speeds that can be dangerous to anything. Therefore, the space debris laser initiative is more than welcome.

 

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When I was younger I used to spend almost all of my free time playing computer games. My mom and dad would go mental over this. “You’re never going to do anything with your life if you are going to play games all day” they used to say. What was even more unusual was the fact that I played more games than most of the guys in my friend group. Looking back, I have to admit that I probably played a bit too much, but I also learned a lot of great things. When I turned 20 I decided that it was high-time to make some money of my own, but the only jobs I could get were that of waitress or cashier. How exciting. After several excruciating months of serving tables I had a great idea: since I love gaming so much, why don’t I write about it? That’s when I started doing small writing projects on Elance. Eventually, I got an offer for a part-time job. During that time I learned all about content marketing strategies and how search engines work. I started writing about various topics such as technology, health and lifestyle and discovered that I was actually good at it. On November 24, 2014, I became part of the ArgyllFreePress team.

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