Kessler Exaggerating?

It was also announced that about 57,000 new satellites should be launched into orbit by 2029. On the one hand, I agree with you that most modern solutions to this problem will only lead to an increase in the amount of debris. On the other hand, some projects have been quite promising. Even the project called a space vacuum cleaner. It was about 10 years ago, but nothing happened.

I forgot to add that satellite and launch device (rocket) manufacturers agree that this could become a significant problem in the future. Thus all new systems are designed for self-disposal, typically by atmospheric reentry burn-up.

Well I think we should certainly be trialing some methods...we need to find the best and cheapest way to go about this...why wait for a catastrophe before taking action...

Could small space tugs be a partial solution to this problem?

And how could this work? The wreckage is flying at fairly significant speeds.

Until now, it was possible to cope with this problem by regulating the orbits of objects and observing them, but every year it becomes clearer that sooner or later the orbit will have to be cleaned "manually" - by launching special satellites.

StartRocket proposes to use simple unguided satellites weighing up to 100 kg as space scavengers.

Flying past a space debris object along a pre-calculated trajectory, the trap device must hook it with its sticky "net". This idea seems completely ridiculous to me.

Space tugs such as the Skyrora space tug and the like. These devices are designed to correct the orbits of satellites, service them, and remove them from orbit. But as far as I understand it will only work with whole small satellites.

Will such a device work when scaling?

It is still a preventive measure.

I still haven't seen anything that could collect small debris that could actually harm what is in orbit.

No, I don't think they're exaggerating the problem. Kessler syndrome is real and poses a great threat to other objects in space. If you remember, the ISS had already suffered from the collision with a piece of space debris. Do you happen to know what aerospace companies decided to solve this problem and started manufacturing a spacecraft to clean up space?

It will become a more common problem. It is going to get much more crowded than it is. If we could ionize the debris, possibly with a laser(maybe even from the surface), or by other means, maybe the earth's magnetic field might bring them down. Or, bumping them down with a generated electric pulse from a salvage craft. Governments will never pay for this, maybe a bounty/salvage system funded with military and industry coffers. Make the earth-moon area a national park......take your litter with you. We need a clean parking area for visitors.