<story><title>Senators introduce bill to thin out the 900k pieces of orbiting junk</title><url>https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2022/9/cantwell-hickenlooper-lummis-wicker-introduce-bill-to-thin-out-the-900-000-pieces-of-orbiting-junk-that-endanger-the-future-of-space-exploration</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Veedrac</author><text>Debris removal is less an R&amp;amp;D problem than a market problem. The highest impact thing a government can do is put a price on debris removal, and then guarantee that price for existing debris for an extended period of time.&lt;p&gt;Flight volume is an easily solved problem with the near future market, and that cost is the main reason junk isn&amp;#x27;t deorbited already.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>progbits</author><text>&amp;gt; The highest impact thing a government can do is put a price on debris removal&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Perverse_incentive#The_original_cobra_effect&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Perverse_incentive#The_origina...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Senators introduce bill to thin out the 900k pieces of orbiting junk</title><url>https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2022/9/cantwell-hickenlooper-lummis-wicker-introduce-bill-to-thin-out-the-900-000-pieces-of-orbiting-junk-that-endanger-the-future-of-space-exploration</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Veedrac</author><text>Debris removal is less an R&amp;amp;D problem than a market problem. The highest impact thing a government can do is put a price on debris removal, and then guarantee that price for existing debris for an extended period of time.&lt;p&gt;Flight volume is an easily solved problem with the near future market, and that cost is the main reason junk isn&amp;#x27;t deorbited already.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>JoeAltmaier</author><text>Or combine it with a fine for creating debris?</text></comment>