D I S S E C T E D / / S P A C E T R A S H By Matthew Jensen
N A S A d es cr ibes o rbita l d e bris
as any man-made object orbiting the Earth that no longer has a useful purpose. Traveling up to 17,500 mph, even the tiniest speck of space junk is a threat to functioning spacecraft. The catastrophic collisions depicted in science fiction films are exaggerated, but experts say the possibility of impact is a very real concern. That’s why United States Air Force officials are taking a close look at a USU student design that may help alleviate the planet’s growing space junk problem.
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The Human-Assisted Debris Extractor for Space (HADES) system is designed to capture debris using a pressurized net-and-drag device.
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