Against - as much as I like space-related proposals, this one is particularly ill-informed.
Endorses the creation of a D.E.A.T.H. (Debris Extraction and Adaptation Technological Hub) Star which first and foremost is a space station that is maintained with clean sources of energy, an electromagnetic field that would be used to slow and collect space debris after being resized to a manageable size by advanced heat technology, the station being an estimated 18-25 Kilometers wide;
There's some problems here. First off, magnetic fields
can slow other objects. However, magnetic field strength decreases as 1/r
3, meaning that you'd need an immense amount of power to generate a significant field with which to power such a device, and even then, it would only attract objects over very short distances. Secondly, it would need to be precisely controlled, as it could affect the orbit of a piece of space debris in a way that would negatively impact other satellites. But really, that's not very likely, as at orbital velocities, the field would only act on an object for a very short amount of time. And lastly, a station 18-25 km wide is of a size never before constructed in space (and hardly ever on Earth). This size would make it very likely that space debris would collide with the station, increasing the amount of debris in orbit, thus worsening the problem. Such an object may also perturb the orbits of other nearby satellites.
The station would also need to be low enough to affect the orbits of space debris. This would mean that it would encounter aerodynamic drag in the upper atmosphere and either need to be boosted back to its correct orbit nearly continuously, or would fall to the surface like some man-made asteroid. And much of it would survive reentry, likely killing millions.
Asserts that this august body would oversee an official World Assembly fund that allocates the spending required for the creation of the D.E.A.T.H. Star through means that acknowledge the varying levels of funding available from member states that have different ability or willingness to pay;
The cost of such a project would be on a nearly inconceivable scale. The largest space station ever built is the International Space Station. It's about the size of a football field, and cost about $100B in total. A station 18-25 km wide would be vastly more expensive. If we scale the cost linearly by volume, the D.E.A.T.H. Star would cost on the order of $10E20. That's about a billion times more expensive than the ISS. For perspective, if you took the current IRL GDP of every country on Earth (~80 trillion), and devoted it entirely to the project, it would take about 3.75 million years to fund. I doubt the WA has fully considered the implications of such a fruitless endeavor.
Emphasizes that space debris that is collected will be recycled and used to maintain and create the D.E.A.T.H. Star’s structure.
Should the project be successful and actually deorbit some material, this material will burn up on re-entry. It will be vaporized. And if it does manage to fall all the way back to Earth in one piece, it will not be salvageable. Additionally, it will likely be so insignificant relative to the station size that all this amounts to is an expensive, worthless talking point.
Reaffirms that the D.E.A.T.H Star would be created such that its size could adequately meet the needs of collecting space debris while being cost-effective in its size.
Nothing about this is cost-effective. Far better engineering solutions exist. Namely: (i) deorbit sails, (ii) reuse/reentry of rocket bodies, (iii) responsible end-of-life mission management.
I could go on and on. For my own sanity, I will stop, as I think I have made myself clear.
And moreover, I get the sense that this entire proposal is a joke, given the terminology of D.E.A.T.H. Star and
Implores WA member nations to recognize the seriousness of this proposition;
Edit: WA is
El Fiji Grande. Can I put this in my signature or something? I always forget it.
