New: spacejunkAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krsteemhive-183959zzanphotographyhive-180932hive-166405hive-185836uncommonlabhive-188619hive-144064hive-150122bitcoinhive-183397krsuccesshive-101145hive-124908hive-139150lifehive-145157hive-103599hive-181136hive-109690TrendingNewHotLikersanswerswithjoe (67)in answerswithjoe • last yearSomebody Is FINALLY Doing Something About Space JunkWe all know space junk is a problem. Well meet the solution. Privateer Space is creating the tools necessary to clean up space debris and avoid collisions in space. If you'd like to see my full…zathras (66)in newslink • 6 years agoNewslink: Meet OSCaR: Tiny Cubesat Would Clean Up Space JunkA little spacecraft could soon make a big contribution in the fight against space junk. Researchers are developing a cleanup cubesat called OSCaR (Obsolete Spacecraft Capture and Removal), which…zathras (66)in newslink • 6 years agoNewslink: A Communications Satellite Just Died in Orbit. It's Potentially Dangerous Space Junk NowLuxembourg-based Intelsat reports that its Intelsat 29E satellite (IS-29E) is now a total loss, after having reported earlier that the spacecraft suffered an anomaly. Late on April 7, the…zathras (66)in newslink • 6 years agoNewslink: Changing How We Build Satellites Could Do More Than Reduce Space Junk"Space is for everyone" is a popular saying, but it rarely holds true — partly because space is expensive, and partly because certain countries have decades of a head start and established…nataboo (58)in dlike • 6 years agoNASA's asteroid chaser gets first glimpse of potentially hazardous targetBrightening Bennu brought to you by barnstorming OSIRIS-REx as NASA readies for sample retrieval mission. Source of shared Linkanswerswithjoe (67)in spacejunk • 6 years agoSpace Junk: It's Much Worse Than You Think | Answers With JoeWe've put a lot of things in space over the last 60 years. It's time we got some of that down.zathras (66)in newslink • 6 years agoNewslink: Watch a Satellite Net a Cubesat in Awesome Space Junk Cleanup TestA satellite in space has fired a net at a target to test active space-junk-cleanup technology, and the video is amazing.zathras (66)in newslink • 6 years agoNewslink: Europe's Ice-Watching Satellite Dodges Space Junk in OrbitThe European Space Agency nudged one of its satellites from its normal orbit this week to avoid a potential collision with space junk, soaring almost 400 feet above the risky object. But now, the…zathras (66)in newslink • 6 years agoNewslink: 1st Satellite Built to Harpoon Space Junk for Disposal Begins Test FlightThe first spacecraft to demonstrate active space debris-removal technologies — such as a harpoon, a net and a drag sail — in orbit has been released from the International Space Station to commence…sauravrungta (77)in space • 6 years agoHow Do We Get Rid of 500,000 Pieces of Space Junk?Wherever we humans go, we definitely leave our signs of being there behind. In the very ecosystem, you may or may not find signs of a lion, for example, but you will somehow find signs of the human…zathras (66)in newslink • 6 years agoNewslink: Russia Wants to Blast Space Junk with Laser CannonRussia's space agency is developing a novel method for dealing with space junk: vaporizing it with lasers.zathras (66)in newslink • 7 years agoNewslink: This Space Junk Removal Experiment Will Harpoon & Net Debris in OrbitThe first experiment designed to demonstrate active space debris removal in orbit has just reached the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's Dragon capsule.zathras (66)in newslink • 7 years agoNewslink: After Tiangong-1, What Are the Next Big Pieces of Space Junk to Crash to Earth?The Chinese experimental space station Tiangong-1 fell to Earth on Sunday (April 1). But hundreds of thousands of pieces of space junk still circle Earth, and a few of them will crash soon, experts…infiniteplane (57)in spacejunk • 7 years agoLIFE FOLLOWS ART WITH SPACE JUNK ARMAGEDDON, by Arthur Franklin"Satelltes from the Western Nations are colliding with those from the Russia, whose satellites are going the wrong way. What first seems an accident, then a few isolated incidents, becomes Hell on…steevc (73)in space • 7 years agoDuck!China's space station will fall out of space this week. They lost control of it some time ago, so it's uncertain where it will fall, but it's most likely to be in the ocean. I remember when…zathras (66)in newslink • 7 years agoNewslink: High-Tech Harpoon Could Help Clean Up Space JunkA space harpoon test went off without a hitch in a lab of European aerospace company Airbus recently, suggesting that the technology could be on track to help clean up the ever-growing cloud of…h1305154611 (25)in science • 7 years agoLaunch the tesla roadster will eventually break down who to deal with space junk?According to the BBC website, is full of space junk near-earth orbit sizes and quantity is numerous, for countries to deploy detection equipment (such as satellite) means that the potential threat…zathras (66)in newslink • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Newslink: This Ultrathin Craft Could Soon Envelop and Destroy Space JunkAt least 500,000 pieces of space debris threaten satellites and astronauts, but a California-based company says it has a new approach for taking out the garbage.zathras (66)in newslink • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Newslink: Longer-Lasting Coronal Holes and Space Junk During Solar Minimum (Video)Coronal holes on the Sun and space junk can be "long-lived" when sunspot activity drops to the low point of the 11-year solar cycle.zathras (66)in newslink • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Newslink: Gecko-Inspired Robot Could Snag Space JunkRobotic pincers inspired by geckos could help collect garbage in space, a new study finds.
