Outpost is working on a return system that will collect items previously dumped into space or allowed to burn up upon reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere. Placing the high-tech version of shipping containers in space makes it possible for Outpost to collect items that otherwise would create a debris field orbiting Earth, which creates a constant hazard for space transport systems.
Instead of enabling the debris field to grow, Los Angeles-based Outpost intends to use its Ferryall and Carryall spacecraft, that’s about the same size as a shipping container, to collect such items and return them to Earth.