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Space Debris Recyclers
Autonomous robotic satellites equipped with advanced AI, designed to actively capture and recycle space debris created by satellite launches. They would convert the debris into propellant or other materials needed for in-space manufacturing, creating a circular economy in space and offsetting the ecological impact of increased satellite launches.

Future Scenarios that inspired this product idea

Holographic storage is developed and used to preserve human knowledge on satellites, which are continuously launched in space.
Extrapolated from The Space Junk Crisis Needs a Recycling Revolution - Scientific American

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