Waspie_Dwarf Posted March 30, 2015 #1 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Scuttling satellites to save space 26 March 2015 It takes a lot of ingenuity – not to mention a massive quantity of sheer force – to get satellites into orbit. Now space engineers are applying comparable ingenuity to the challenge of getting their missions out of there, too.ESA, working closely with Europe’s satellite builders, will ask industry for new designs to help remove satellites from orbit at the end of their working lives, as well as ‘passivating’ them – making them safer for neighbouring missions. Read more... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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