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BBC: Japan tests innovative magnetic tether for slowing space junk
Japan tests innovative magnetic tether for slowing space junk - BBC News
Japan has launched a cargo ship which will use a half mile- (700m)-long tether to remove some of the vast amount of debris from Earth's orbit. The tether, made of aluminium strands and steel wire, is designed to slow the debris, pulling it out of orbit.
bbc.com




This is great! I hope it works out well. While space is huuuuge, we should still be doing more to keep it clean of our trash :-/