Space junk cleanup mission prepares for launch0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- July 7, 2016
RemoveDebris operation will test a range of devices, including nets and harpoons, designed to sweep up litter orbiting Earth
RemoveDebris operation will test a range of devices, including nets and harpoons, designed to sweep up litter orbiting Earth
An older technology once de rigueur for preventing spacecraft gadgetry from getting too hot or too cold has been resurrected and repurposed for an emerging class of small satellites now playing an increasingly larger role in space exploration, technology demonstration, and scientific research.