[Interview+] Removing Space Debris with Real-Life Star Trek Tech

BONUS PART STARTS AT 24:29 Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: 🟣 Guest: Amy Haft 📜 Spacecraft electrostatic tractor using a power-constrained pulsed high-energy high-current electron beam The number of satellites constantly grows. As the result, space debris is becoming more and more of a concern. A new study suggests using practically real-life Star Trek tech to use an electron tractor beam to tug broken satellites around the orbit. 00:00 Intro 01:11 The state of space debris 04:25 Satellite tractor beam 14:07 Alternative applications 24:29 Tracking objects via plasma trails 39:23 Current obsessions 44:29 Final thoughts

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[Interview+] Removing Space Debris with Real-Life Star Trek Tech is an episode from Universe Today Guide to Space Audio by Universe Today Podcast.

This episode is 46:21 long.

This episode was published on Apr 29, 2026.

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