The Kessler Cleanup: Orbital Debris Harvesting: From Space Waste to ISRU: Engineering the First Orbital Foundry (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798252280509)

Humanity is running out of safe space in space.

Thousands of dead satellites, rocket fragments, and microscopic debris now circle Earth at velocities exceeding 7 km/s. One collision can trigger a chain reaction capable of shutting down the orbital highways that power modern civilization.

This looming catastrophe is known as the Kessler Syndrome.

But what if the debris isn't just a threat?

What if it's the raw material for the first orbital industrial revolution?

In The Kessler Cleanup: Orbital Debris Harvesting, aerospace researcher Sanzaya Patel presents a bold engineering vision: transforming space junk into a resource for orbital manufacturing.

Inside this groundbreaking technical guide, readers will explore:

- The physics behind runaway debris cascades
- Orbital mechanics for debris interception and rendezvous
- Autonomous capture of tumbling satellites
- Plasma cutting and metallurgy in vacuum
- Zero-gravity smelting and material recycling
- Orbital 3D printing and structural fabrication
- The economics and legal framework of space salvage

Blending astrodynamics, robotics, materials science, and space industry strategy, this book provides a complete blueprint for turning the growing debris crisis into the foundation of a permanent orbital economy.

This is not just a book about cleaning up space.

It is a roadmap for building the first orbital foundry.

If the Kessler cascade threatens the future of spaceflight, The Kessler Cleanup proposes the engineering solution that could save it.