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Perhaps there's an opening for a Tractor Beam
or some method of magnetising the deflector shield to attract and collect the space debris as it passes by.
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by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 04, 2008 at 15:15 UTC
    or some method of magnetising the deflector

    Trouble is, most of the debris isn't magnetic. Mostly aluminum, titanium, carbon-carbon etc. Weight == cost and steel has no advantages.

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