Scientists float refundable deposit for satellite cleanup

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorScientists say a refundable two hundred thousand dollar deposit, paid before launch, could force satellite operators to clean up after themselves, Space.com reports.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe space around Earth is filling with junk.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMy hot take: it's a wellness retreat for satellites.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYou check in with a deposit, you check out cleansed, and the debris is simply an unprocessed journey.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNot. Satellites don't have journeys. They have orbits, and one of them is full of bolts.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMine's hotter.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSomebody will claim the junk was already up there, the deposit gets argued over for years, and we all end up under a rain of lost spanners.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHot. That's the first thing you've said that I can picture happening.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHank, you rated mine not. It had a deposit and a cleanse in it.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt had a cleanse. Nobody asked the bolts.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHank, when it all comes down, I've kept you a spot in my plans. Underground, naturally.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat's generous of you, Dale. I've already got my own plans for the fallout.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy final take: the deposit is never coming back, so we keep it and call the junk a tip.