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UK to Launch Giant Claw Mission to Clean Up Space Junk
Original: The United Kingdom Is Launching Giant Claws Into Orbit to Clean Up Space Junk. You Can Help Name the First-of-Its-Kind M
The United Kingdom is preparing a first-of-its-kind mission that will send a spacecraft equipped with giant claws into orbit to capture and remove space debris. The public is being invited to help name the mission. Commentators highlight the growing problem of orbital junk threatening satellites and the UK's push to lead in space cleanup technology.
Why now: People are excited about an unusual debris-removal mission and the public naming contest surrounding it.
United Kingdomspace debris cleanup mission
Evidence
- The United Kingdom Is Launching Giant Claws Into Orbit to Clean Up Space Junk. You Can Help Name the First-of-Its-Kind Mission https://www. smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/… · ScienceScholar · 1
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