Swiss scientists devising space junk clean-up satellite

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Swiss scientists devising space junk clean-up satellite

– The threat posed by space junk to orbiting satellites and spacecraft was highlighted at the weekend when a discarded piece of debris from a Russian rocket passed close to the International Space Station (ISS). According to Swiss-based scientists however, the threats could be removed with a robotic spacecraft they are developing to literally grab debris out of orbit. The team says CleanSpace One will be ready to launch in 2016. Jim Drury reports. Page transcript link on

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