8 Reasons Why Sending Earth’s Trash to Jupiter Might Be a Terrible Idea

4. It Would Require Spacecraft Beyond Our Current Technology


To haul billions of tons of trash to Jupiter, we would need rockets and cargo ships far larger and more powerful than anything that currently exists. These ships would need to make repeated trips across 778 million kilometers while carrying immense weight.

That would require propulsion systems powered by nuclear fusion or other technologies that remain theoretical today.


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