- European Space Agency awards first space junk clean-up contract. ClearSpace-1 will focus on removing the payload adapter that helped deliver the 100kg Proba-V spacecraft into orbit. Using 4 robotic arms, ClearSpace-1 will grasp target and tow it into atmosphere where both spacecraft will burn up. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/dec/12/spacewatch-esa-awards-first-junk-clean-up-contract-clearspace 20 comments worldnews
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- https://www.esa.int/safety_security/clean_space/esa_commissions_world_s_first_space_debris_removal 27 comments
- European Space Agency to launch space debris collector in 2025 | Space | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/dec/09/european-space-agency-to-launch-clearspace-1-space-debris-collector-in-2025 0 comments
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