Clearing Space Debris

Our future lies among the stars, and many challenges must be overcome to reach them. One of those challenges is making sure our ships don’t crash into our own garbage littering orbit. Watch my exclusive video The Fermi Paradox Hermit Shoplifter Hypothesis: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-the-fermi-paradox-hermit-shoplifter-hypothesis Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Get a Lifetime Membership to Nebula for only $300: https://go.nebula.tv/lifetime?ref=isaacarthur Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g/join Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Support us on Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/isaac-arthur Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Credits: Clearing Space Debris Episode 427; December 28, 2023 Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Graphics: Fishy Tree Ken York LegionTech Studios Udo Schroeter Music Courtesy of: Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator Stellardrone, "Red Giant", "Ultra Deep Field" Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth", "Forgotten Stars" Taras Harkavyi, "Alpha and ..." Miguel Johnson, "So Many Stars" Chapters 0:00 Intro 3:32 Severity & Detection 11:09 Collection & ADR Spacecraft 14:05 Electrodynamic Tethering 18:59 Laser Broom 22:09 Mitigation & Regulation