Space cleanup net successfully captures first "debris" in orbit

Technology designed to clean up space has captured its first bit of simulated space debris in orbit. Part of the RemoveDEBRIS mission led the the University of Surrey, a cubesat designated DS-1 inflated a balloon on September 16 that acted as a target for the RemoveDEBRIS satellite, which fired a weighted net developed by Airbus from a range of seven meters (23 ft) and successfully snared the "debris."

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Category: Space

Tags:

• Debris
• International Space Station
• Space Junk
• University of Surrey

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