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Space Junk Removal Testing Craft Ejected From the ISS

Accepted submission by takyon at 2018-06-22 00:32:50
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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

Astronauts eject UK-led space junk demo mission [bbc.com]

A UK-led project to showcase methods to tackle space junk has just been pushed out of the International Space Station.

The RemoveDebris [surrey.ac.uk] satellite was ejected a short while ago with the help of a robotic arm.

The 100kg craft, built in Guildford, has a net and a harpoon.

These are just two of the multiple ideas currently being considered to snare rogue hardware, some 7,500 tonnes of which is now said to be circling the planet.

Previously: SpaceX Launches CRS-14 Resupply Mission to the ISS [soylentnews.org]

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