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mike1942-f say: Only if we want to waste a huge amount of fuel - it would be much cheaper to use the fuel to burn the garbage and then work on dealing with the CO2 produced.
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senite say: your want to waste needed resources like fuel to get rid of not needed stuff?
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Adam D say: Sure we can - at around $10,000 per pound.
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Satan Claws say: Here, listen to this explanation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHvR1fRT...
If you have a bit more time and don't mind a bit more numbers, you can also listen to this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aovpjma...
So, it's less expensive (and creates more jobs) to clean up your act instead of sweeping the garbage over all over the world from a couple of accidental rocket explosions...
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Acetek say: yes but the cost would be prohibitive so not going to happen
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Raymond say: Earth is orbiting the Sun at 30 km/s
From Earth, the "Solar escape speed" (the speed to escape the Solar system) is around 42 km/s.
This means that for sending a probe outside the Solar system requires a "delta-V" of only 12 km/s (this is what we did for the Voyagers and for New Horizon).
However, to drop a rocket towards the Sun we would need a "delta-V" of 30 km/s, more than twice what we have been able to achieve, so far.
Saturn 5 (or Saturn V, if you remember your Roman numerals)?
It only reached a "delta V" of 11 km/s to go to the Moon. And that was our best "heavy lifter" if you want to sent out tonnes of stuff.
The space shuttle could only reach 8 km/s, and it could be modified to reach 9 or a tiny bit more. However, it could take heavy loads.
Therefore, the answer to your question is no.
We are not yet at the level where we could do that.
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