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“Space harpoon plan to nail orbital garbage”

“Space harpoon plan to nail orbital garbage”.

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“Space harpoon plan to nail orbital garbage”

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  1. “Space harpoon plan to nail orbital garbage”

  2. What do you do with 6,000 tons of space junk traveling at thousands of miles an hour? Harpoon it of course. The harpoon plan is one of a range of options being discussed by scientists at a forum in Germany next week, and aimed at finding a way of tackling space debris that threatens commercial operations. Engineer Jaime Reed, who is leading the harpoon project, explains that if a rogue satellite hits another, not only does it ruin the mission but it creates more debris and propagates the problem. “There's a lot of space debris -- 6,000 tons in orbit -- that could pose a threat," said Reed. "Perhaps unwittingly, the average person relies a lot on space -- GPS in their phones, telecoms, TV, weather forecasts -- they are things people expect to have," he said. "Space debris could very easily take out some of those satellites -- it would have a real impact on people's lives."

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