Japanese space debris inspection probe launched
On Monday, a Japanese company announced the successful launch of a spacecraft designed to inspect potentially hazardous human-made debris in Earth’s orbit. The European Space Agency (ESA) estimates that there are approximately one million pieces of debris from satellites and rockets, each larger than a centimeter, posing a threat of “disabling a spacecraft.” The Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J) has a specific mission to … Continue reading Japanese space debris inspection probe launched
