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Swiss craft janitor satellites to grab space junk

Janitor Satellite

The tidy Swiss want to clean up space. Swiss scientists said Wednesday they plan to launch a "janitor satellite" specially designed to get rid of space junk, the orbiting debris that can do serious and costly damage to valuable satellites or even manned space ships.

 

Report: NASA Needs More Funds and Staff To Handle Space Junk

A report by the National Academy of Sciences encourages more resources to deal with the growing problem of space junk.

 

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