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This drag sail could prevent spacecraft from turning into long-term orbiting junk. We spoke to its inventors ahead of launch

Stevie

Bah!

Why would the slow-down=shorter time to re-entry thing be counter-intuitive?

Do people reading El Reg truly not understand the terms 'escape velocity' and 'retro rocket'?

Don't you need an O Level in physics as a precursor for a Degree in CS any more?

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