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Can this 'janitor satellite' clean up space junk?

By From CNET

It's called CleanSpace One and it's designed to tackle the 17,000-mph mess we've made around our planet.  Meet the $11 million "janitor satellite" under development at the Swiss Space Center in the Swiss Federal Institute for Technology (EPFL).

Its target: derelict satellites 430 miles up that threaten our communications and information networks. 

Read more on CNET.

 
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