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Space debris has long been the biggest concern. It can be a danger to active satellites and spacecraft. To combat this problem with space debris, more than a dozen additional companies around the world have emerged in the nascent space debris cleanup industry, including Astroscale of Japan and D Systems of the United States.
Space junk: Japan develops wooden satellites to eliminate it
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Now, a Chinese space mining startup, Origin Space, has launched the prototype robot into low-Earth orbit that can collect space debris left by previous spacecraft, with a giant net.
The NEO- spacecraft, which will also probe deep space to observe small celestial bodies, was among a total of nine satellites sent into space by a Long March- rocket this week. The kg robot will pav Phone Number List e the way for future technologies capable of mining elements on asteroids, according to the company.
Unlike Japan's Astroscale technology, which uses magnets to collect space debris, NEO- will use a simple sound net to capture the debris and then burn it with an electric propulsion system.
Experiments will be carried out to test the spacecraft's capabilities in asteroid mining and space debris removal, Su Meng, founder of Origin Space, told state news agency Xinhua. NEO- will serve as a prototype of future space mining robots, which can use rich mineral resources on asteroids to support the development of the space industry.
Since the late s, thousands of satellites have been launched around the world. Because they outlast their useful life, many end up as highly dispersed but very dangerous space debris , posing a danger to other operational satellites. Origin Space plans to launch dozens of space telescopes and more spacecraft to build the first commercial asteroid mining by
Xinhua also reported that China is stepping up efforts to land a probe on a near-Earth asteroid to collect samples and is also accelerating a plan to build a defense system to protect Earth from near-Earth asteroids. Beijing has high ambitions for China's presence in space, hoping to catch up with Russia and the United States and transform China into a third major space power by
Space junk: Japan develops wooden satellites to eliminate it
space debris
Now, a Chinese space mining startup, Origin Space, has launched the prototype robot into low-Earth orbit that can collect space debris left by previous spacecraft, with a giant net.
The NEO- spacecraft, which will also probe deep space to observe small celestial bodies, was among a total of nine satellites sent into space by a Long March- rocket this week. The kg robot will pav Phone Number List e the way for future technologies capable of mining elements on asteroids, according to the company.
Unlike Japan's Astroscale technology, which uses magnets to collect space debris, NEO- will use a simple sound net to capture the debris and then burn it with an electric propulsion system.
Experiments will be carried out to test the spacecraft's capabilities in asteroid mining and space debris removal, Su Meng, founder of Origin Space, told state news agency Xinhua. NEO- will serve as a prototype of future space mining robots, which can use rich mineral resources on asteroids to support the development of the space industry.
Since the late s, thousands of satellites have been launched around the world. Because they outlast their useful life, many end up as highly dispersed but very dangerous space debris , posing a danger to other operational satellites. Origin Space plans to launch dozens of space telescopes and more spacecraft to build the first commercial asteroid mining by
Xinhua also reported that China is stepping up efforts to land a probe on a near-Earth asteroid to collect samples and is also accelerating a plan to build a defense system to protect Earth from near-Earth asteroids. Beijing has high ambitions for China's presence in space, hoping to catch up with Russia and the United States and transform China into a third major space power by