Swiss satellite being sent to clean up the mess in outer space
NASA currently monitors approximately 17,000 pieces of space junk that are orbiting the earth at extremely high speeds. These odds and ends consist of things like dead satellites, spent rocket stages and parts that have broken off of spacecraft. As the amount of junk increases, it becomes increasingly difficult for functioning satellites to avoid colliding with it. When collisions do occur, the satellite is often destroyed, with the resulting debris further adding to the problem. Scientists from Swiss research institute EPFL, however, have decided that enough is enough - they're currently developing a small satellite known as CleanSpace One, which will be tasked with grappling expired satellites and pulling them back to Earth.
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6. bonzenbrunzer commented 12 years ago
anyway, thumbs up for them... it must be a very discourageing plan as there is so much space debris...
but someone gotta do it or our future will completely different if they go on polluting space like that...
one day my daughter's children must go to tattooine...
8. loadrunner commented 12 years ago
9. Siruss commented 12 years ago
It is coming to a point where we have to start making it a profitable venture to clean up planet earth instead of the other way around.
If we don't do anything now, the problem is just going to continue to get worse... http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=CA&v=FrAShtolieg
11. mcmagalhaes (reviewer) commented 12 years ago
12. Barklight commented 12 years ago
Either way you look at it, a lot of people are going to be making wishes on fake shooting stars
13. cyberdevil commented 12 years ago
14. stretchpadawan commented 12 years ago
And shame on the Australian Govt for not supporting ma citizen in trouble
+31 1. MajorIdea commented 12 years ago