Space bags are the next big idea to clean up orbital junk
NASA has awarded a contract worth $850,000 to U.S. firm TransAstra to develop an inflatable capture bag for clearing up space junk.
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Car-sized object washed up on beach could be space junk
Read more: Car-sized object washed up on beach could be space junkThe sudden appearance of a large chunk of metal on an Australian beach has intrigued locals, though experts now believe they know what it is.
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Space junk cleanup mission secures a ride to space
Read more: Space junk cleanup mission secures a ride to spaceA startup geared toward clearing up space junk now has a chance to test its technology after securing a ride to orbit aboard an Arianespace Vega-C rocket.
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Watch a cosmonaut hurl a piece of ISS garbage into the abyss
Read more: Watch a cosmonaut hurl a piece of ISS garbage into the abyssWatch as a Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev launches a 5-kilogram piece of redundant ISS hardware into the abyss during a spacewalk on Wednesday.
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Radio interference from satellites is threatening astronomy
Read more: Radio interference from satellites is threatening astronomyA proposed zone for testing new technologies could head off the problem.
