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Rapid Response Robotic Retriever (R3)

A network of autonomous robotic spacecraft stationed in high-traffic orbits, equipped with grappling and de-orbiting technology. They are designed to quickly retrieve malfunctioning or hazardous satellites before they can contribute to space debris or cause collisions.

Projects inspired by this Product Idea

What if the easier it gets to dispose of waste, the harder it becomes to confront our own wastefulness?

The Burden of Better: A speculative design project dissecting the psychological impact of hyper-efficient waste management in a society grappling with unsustainable consumption.

Future Scenarios that inspired this product idea

Standardized docking ports on all new satellites will enable robotic servicing and refueling by 2026, extending their lifespan.

Extrapolated from The Space Junk Crisis Needs a Recycling Revolution - Scientific American

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