Space junk?

Question

I understand the harm in releasing garbage into space, but what would be the harm of incinetaring it and releasing the gas into space?

Answer 1

it would affect the properties of black matter, which is still unknown and therefore unpredictable

Answer 2

The gas wouldn't harm anything itself, but it would cost way, way too much to get it from the surface of the earth to space. Try to estimate how many rockets would be needed to launch just your own trash into orbit. It would be a hopeless endeavor. Simply not worth the effort.

Answer 3

good idea. build a solar furnace in space Low Earth Orbit, then finish the Super-Gun project so we can blast a ton of diapers into space at a time (the last work on a super-gun managed to get shells 60mi high, LEO isnt THAT much higher)

the shells can be captured at the Solar Furnace and incinerated.

Clean up can be done by a simple gondola casting the refilled shells with ash and launching them to the Moon.

Answer 4

less dangerous I suppose, but this material might end up back in our atmosphere. you know, with gravity being the way it is.

I support launching large bundles of trash toward the sun, on a slow thrust as not to waste fuel getting trash to the sun in a hurry.

it would vaporize immediately within about 20,000 miles of the sun or so.

Answer 5

It would not turn into gas. Instead it turns into tiny ash particles that would sandblast satellites and manned spacecraft when incinerated.