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Cleaning Space Junk

2012, February 18 - 10:49am — Greg Kontos
Features: Current EventsCritical Path Innovation: SatellitesInstitutions: Swiss Space Center

The Swiss are building a satellite dedicated to collecting junk orbiting the earth. The satellite will push junk, and itself, into the atmosphere for disposal. Currently it is expected to launch between 2015 and 2017.