A Drifting Thermal Blanket (1998 NASA photo)
It isn’t enough to have junked up our home planet – we’re now well on our way to clogging up space. Outer space.
Which accounts for ClearSpace-1, an attempt to safely remove the garbage that humans have launched upward. This Swiss initiative has been contracted by the European Space Agency to begin such a sweeping endeavor.
Unfortunately, space debris does not just sit there like a dust bunny in the bedroom corner. It moves about quickly, and the trick is to catch it. This is a bit more challenging than pushing a broom across the linoleum.
Resources
https://spacenews.com/clearspace-contract-signed/
Copyright December 14, 2020 by Linda Van Slyke All Rights Reserved
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