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

Universe Today Podcast · Apr 29, 2026 · 46m

BONUS PART STARTS AT 24:29Watch the video here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GfEzOHGoAuU🟣 Guest: Amy Haft 📜 Spacecraft electrostatic tractor using a power-constrained pulsed high-energy high-current electron beam https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S027311772600075X?via%3DihubThe 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…