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Orbital Custodians

The $150 Billion Janitorial Service

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A Z Mackay
Jan 25, 2025
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8,994 days. $150 billion. The most expensive cleaning crew in history orbits Earth at 17,000 mph, performing what NASA calls “standard lab maintenance tasks” with religious devotion. The vacuum of space doesn’t interrupt the vacuum cleaner.

We’ve built a $150 billion janitorial closet in orbit and called it progress.

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