Feb 15, 2019
RemoveDebris mission tests junk-piercing harpoon in space for first time | Science & Tech News
RemoveDebris mission tests junk-piercing harpoon in space for first time | Science & Tech News
A harpoon designed to clear harmful space junk has been tested for the first time.
The British-led RemoveDebris mission aims to tackle the problem of waste material in space left by rockets and other deployments.
Scientists say between 16,000 and 20,000 pieces of junk have been tracked orbiting the Earth.
The test was carried out by Airbus and involved a harpoon piercing through sample pieces…
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