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Earth Surrounded by Space Junk

For 60 years, we have launched rockets and spacecraft into orbit, but now, thousands of objects from tiny screws and bolts to dead satellites encircle Earth, transforming the space above us into a junkyard. In the crosshairs of the high-speed junk is the International Space Station, which has already been hit. Scientists search for solutions to the problem in this edition of DCode by Discovery.

The Space Harpoon

Engineers are developing a harpoon to clear up space junk. The harpoon will be used to snag defunct satellites and used rocket boosters threatening other satellites and astronauts on the International Space Station. Channel 4 News in Great Britain reports.

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