Space Cleanup: What Will It Take to Clear Out Space Junk From Orbit?

It’s no secret that the area just outside Earth’s atmosphere is filling up with dangerous space junk. Tech is under development to clean up all that debris, from satellites to spot where it is to magnet-wielding junk collectors. But how does the industry hope to develop when there are few rules in place to stop the creation of even more space junk? On the final episode of Tech News Briefing’s special series about the developing space economy, host Zoe Thomas looks at the nascent effort to stop space pollution.

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It’s no secret that the area just outside Earth’s atmosphere is filling up with dangerous space junk. Tech is under development to clean up all that debris, from satellites to spot where it is to magnet-wielding junk collectors. But how does the industry hope to develop when there are few rules in place to stop the creation of even more space junk? On the final episode of Tech News Briefing’s special series about the developing space economy, host Zoe Thomas looks at the nascent effort to stop space pollution.

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