Still Waters Posted September 20, 2018 #1 Share Posted September 20, 2018 A British satellite has successfully deployed a net in orbit to demonstrate how to capture space debris. The event took place more than 300km above the Earth. It was part of a series of trials that will showcase different technologies to remove the redundant hardware now circling the Earth. Some 7,500 tonnes is said to be drifting aimlessly overhead, posing a collision hazard to operational missions. The aptly named RemoveDebris satellite took a video of its net experiment. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45565815 https://www.surrey.ac.uk/surrey-space-centre/missions/removedebris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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