space debris removal

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  This spacecraft is thinner than a human hair and can capture space debris

  Earth's orbit is becoming dangerously crowded with space junk.

  ... up small pieces of space debris; almost like a space vacuum cleaner. Called ... under construction to wrangle space debris. The European Space Agency is also considering ...

  By Kate Baggaley
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  An Orbiting Garbage Collector That Eats Space Junk To Fuel Itself

  Om nom nom

  ... a design concept for a space debris engine that can eat its ... an engine that could ingest debris, break it into tiny pieces ...

  By Lindsey Kratochwill
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  An ESA Satellite Was Hit By Space Debris

  Sentinel 1-A is operating routinely, despite some damage to a solar panel

  A piece of space debris has dinged the European Space Agency's Sentinel-1A ... whether it was natural or debris leftover from human activities. Fortunately ...

  By Kate Baggaley
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  Space debris or sabotage? Conflicting theories about the recent ISS leak

  The leak has been repaired, but its origins remain mysterious.

  ... from in the first place.Debris, or 'deliberate interference'? Initially, it ... space that just happened to hit the Soyuz. That made sense. Debris ...

  By Mary Beth Griggs
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  The White House is calling for Space Traffic Control

  It's time to stop sending up so much garbage.

  ... normal operations, will create more space debris. It includes accounting for any ... would gobble up or capture space debris before it caused serious damage ...

  By Mary Beth Griggs
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  Tiny Debris Chipped A Window On The Space Station

  The ISS is fine, don't worry

  ... if the International Space Station is hit by space debris. Yes - this ... so much damage is speed. Space debris, usually the leftover remnants of ...

  By Mary Beth Griggs
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  You'd be surprised how often space junk falls out of the sky

  But you're still extremely unlikely to ever get hit by a piece.

  ... predicting precisely where and when debris will re-enter the atmosphere ... the few organizations that tracks space debris, an on-orbit collision would ...

  By Sara Chodosh
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  Don't freak out about the Chinese space station that's about to fall out of the sky

  It's big, but our planet is bigger.

  ... is about as unpredictable as space debris can get. But no, you ... worry about getting murdered by space debris?? Once again, no. Even McDowell ...

  By Mary Beth Griggs
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  A Chinese space station is probably falling out of the sky today. Here's everything you need to know.

  Happy Easter!

  ... pretty interesting. The ESA's Space Debris Office expected a stream of ... Rochester, NY or thereabouts, no space debris for you! We know based ...

  By Rachel Feltman
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  This Is Where The International Space Station Will Go To Die

  In one of the most isolated places on the globe, the 'Spacecraft Cemetery' provides a watery grave

  ... manmade space objects. There are thousands of satellites and pieces of debris ... human casualties from scorching hot space debris. (According to NASA's Orbital ...

  By Shannon Stirone
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  How to avoid sharing fake photos of the space station that just crashed into Earth

  And other Tiangong-1 facts.

  ... to spit a piece of space debris right over Times Square on ... , it's unlikely that the debris caused a visible light show ...

  By Rachel Feltman
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  China Launches Taikonauts For Month-Long Stay On The Tiangong-2 Space Station

  The country's longest manned mission is part of their plan for a permanent orbital outpost

  ... experiments, and observation of the space environment using spectral imaging.While ... monitor Tiangong 2 and nearby space debris. In addition to running experiments ...

  By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer
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  Grabbing hold and letting go: The exploding bolts that bring us to space

  The story of heroic fasteners that will get us to the moon and back.

  ... behind the aged stone walls: space-age bolts getting stretched (and mashed ... can cause problems, because, in space, debris is a killer. A tiny ...

  By Ryan Bradley
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  Today's rarest space rocks were once common clods

  Unfortunately for us, meteorites still come in all shapes and sizes

  ... a third of the total space debris. “We found that the meteorite ... ago. The study showed that debris from Vesta, an asteroid about ...

  By Mark D. Kaufman
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  How Many Years Does The Space Station Have Left?

  The ISS just celebrated its 15-year anniversary yesterday. Could it survive another 15?

  ... beginning, NASA thought the International Space Station would last through 2015 ... and then small bits of space debris take out a string of ...

  By Sarah Fecht
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  Watch NASA Attach An Inflatable Space Habitat To The Space Station

  There's just one catch: you'll have to tune in at 5:30 am Eastern time on Saturday to see it

  ... resisting radiation and damage from space debris. If it's successful, BEAM ... , a Disneyland in space. Further out, future space colonists are hoping Bigelow ...

  By Sarah Fecht
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  The Founding Of The First Space Nation Today Doesn't Really Mean Anything

  Asgardia might become a legit state, but don't count on it

  ... protect Earth from space threats such as incoming asteroids, space debris, and coronal ... , Ashurbeyli proposed URBOCOP, a weaponized space station that would incinerate hazardous ...

  By Sarah Fecht
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  Trump's Space Force could be one giant leap into a tricky situation

  Experts still aren't sure how the sixth military branch would actually work.

  ... how not to cause more space debris, how to be transparent in ... military uses and their implications.” Space Force? Space Guard? Creating another branch ...

  By Mary Beth Griggs
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  Tiny license plates could help us steer clear of our space junk

  The identification system blinks for a millionth of a second.

  ... prime parking space for the past 60 years, so debris is starting ... to build up. There's more space junk ...

  By Claire Maldarelli
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  Think Tank Report Warns Of Cyberterrorism In Space

  Hack (above) the planet!

  ... , that lots of systems in space were designed before cybersecurity was ... authors write, “younger people use space-based and cyber communications in ways ...

  By Kelsey D. Atherton
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  NASA's new satellite will circle the globe repairing broken space robots

  Restore-L could fix broken satellites and clean up space junk

  ... a solution. This week, the space agency announced it's setting ... also help to clean up debris that endangers other spacecraft in ...

  By Sarah Fecht
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  A ball of space mud just pelted Earth—and scientists couldn't be happier

  We haven't seen a rock like this in 50 years.

  ... water that's critical for space travel and exploration. That water ... a key point of future space travel,” says Garvie. The Aguas ...

  By Neel V. Patel
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  Hubble Snaps Detailed Photos Of Dust And Debris Surrounding Stars

  And you thought your home was dusty

  NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has just finished up ... actually pretty complicated three-dimensional debris systems, often with embedded smaller ...

  By Loren Grush
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  See All The Satellites And Space Junk Circling Earth In Real-Time

  Makes your junk drawer look manageable in comparison

  ... -coded dots representing satellites (red), debris (gray), and discarded rocket bodies ... ." He cites Kerbal Space Program, a popular space simulator PC game, as ...

  By Carl Franzen