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The Japan Times<p>When Astroscale Holdings began trading a year ago the stock surged 62%, but the value of its shares have since halved after those lofty expectations soured. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/05/japan-space-debris-firm-loss/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/06/05/japan-space-debris-firm-loss/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astroscale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astroscale</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tse</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan's Astroscale, a company specializing in removing orbital junk, has agreed with Bengaluru-based space companies Digantara and Bellatrix Aerospace to collaborate on technology and services, it said on Friday. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/21/companies/japan-india-space-debris/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/03/21/companies/japan-india-space-debris/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astroscale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astroscale</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indiajapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indiajapanrelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/startups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>startups</span></a></p>
Steven Saus [he/him]<p>From 28 Feb: Astroscale aced the world’s first rendezvous with a piece of space junk - This success lays the foundation for future missions to d... <a href="https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/02/astroscale-aced-the-worlds-first-rendezvous-with-a-piece-of-space-junk/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/space/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">astroscale-aced-the-worlds-first-rendezvous-with-a-piece-of-space-junk/</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/astroscale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astroscale</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/jaxa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jaxa</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/satellite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>satellite</span></a>-servicing <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a>-debris <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a>-junk</p>
PKPs Powerfromspace1<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://spacey.space/@AstroHawk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>AstroHawk</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Spacecom" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Spacecom</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://qoto.org/@howellspace" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>howellspace</span></a></span> </p><p>Another fine <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/boeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boeing</span></a> product fails in real life QA 🤔 <br>Hope everyone like the Kessler Syndrome it's orbits for years <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SpaceDebris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceDebris</span></a> who gonna call <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AstroScale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AstroScale</span></a> 🦾</p>
IT News<p>There are 2,000-plus dead rockets in orbit—here’s a rare view of one - Enlarge / Astroscale's ADRAS-J spacecraft captured these views of the H... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=2040176" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechnica.com/?p=2040176</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/commercialspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commercialspace</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/spacedebris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacedebris</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/astroscale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astroscale</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>launch</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/h" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>h</span></a>-iia <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/jaxa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jaxa</span></a></p>
janggolan<p>Space-junk scout captures amazing fly-around footage of discarded rocket in orbit… <br><a href="https://www.space.com/astroscale-debris-removal-adras-j-video" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">space.com/astroscale-debris-re</span><span class="invisible">moval-adras-j-video</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Astroscale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astroscale</span></a> has previously demonstrated its systems designed to autonomously approach and capture uncontrollable debris objects with its ELSA-d (End-of-Life Services by Astroscale demonstration) mission in 2021.</p>
Spaceflight 🚀<p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Astroscale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astroscale</span></a> has chased down a 15 year-old rocket segment that's about 11m by 4m, with a mass of three tonnes. <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/AdrasJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdrasJ</span></a> will limit itself to an experiment in which it will try to slow the tumbling rate of the rocket stage. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68903801.amp" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/science-environ</span><span class="invisible">ment-68903801.amp</span></a></p><p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceDebris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceDebris</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Space junk removal startup Astroscale is targeting a Tokyo listing as early as June, sources have said. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/05/companies/space-junk-removal-startup-listing/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2024</span><span class="invisible">/04/05/companies/space-junk-removal-startup-listing/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astroscale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astroscale</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ipo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ipo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tokyo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/startups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>startups</span></a></p>
Spaceflight 🚀<p>In 📆 2019, the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Japanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japanese</span></a> 🇯🇵 <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceIndustry</span></a> had sales of $3 billion 💰. The market is dominated by : <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Mitsubishi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mitsubishi</span></a>, <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/IHIAerospace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IHIAerospace</span></a>, <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NEC</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceTechnologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceTechnologies</span></a>. These are supported by <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Astroscale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astroscale</span></a> (<a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceDebris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceDebris</span></a> removal), <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/iSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iSpace</span></a> (<a href="https://spacey.space/tags/rovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rovers</span></a> and <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/landers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>landers</span></a>), <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Axelspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Axelspace</span></a> (<a href="https://spacey.space/tags/microsatellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microsatellites</span></a>), and <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/GITAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GITAI</span></a> (<a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceRobots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceRobots</span></a>) <a href="https://www.trade.gov/market-intelligence/japan-space-industry-commercialization" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">trade.gov/market-intelligence/</span><span class="invisible">japan-space-industry-commercialization</span></a></p>
Spaceflight 🚀<p>• <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpinLaunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpinLaunch</span></a> - centrifuge<br>• <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/GreenLaunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenLaunch</span></a> - cannon<br>• <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PLDSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PLDSpace</span></a> - rocket<br>• <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/ImpulseSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImpulseSpace</span></a> - in-space propulsion<br>• <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/ClearSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClearSpace</span></a> - <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceDebris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceDebris</span></a> cleanup<br>• <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Orbex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Orbex</span></a> - biopropane rocket<br>• <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Astroscale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astroscale</span></a> - <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceDebris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceDebris</span></a> cleanup, <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/satellite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>satellite</span></a> refueling<br>• <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/RelativitySpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RelativitySpace</span></a> - <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/3DPrinted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3DPrinted</span></a> rocket<br>• <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpacePioneer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpacePioneer</span></a> - liquid propellant rocket<br>• <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Gravitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gravitics</span></a> - modular <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceStation</span></a> <br><a href="https://interestingengineering.com/lists/10-space-startups-eye-on-2024" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">interestingengineering.com/lis</span><span class="invisible">ts/10-space-startups-eye-on-2024</span></a></p>
janggolan<p>"A second <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Astroscale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astroscale</span></a> mission, launched from New Zealand by aerospace company Rocket Lab on February 18, is going to take a closer look at space junk. The satellite, named ADRAS-J, will observe the motions of a rocket stage that was left in low-Earth orbit in 2009. Astroscale’s mission will use cameras and sensors to study the rocket debris and figure out how to get it out of orbit." <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/LEO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LEO</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Rocket Report: Starliner launch preps; Indian rocket engine human-rated - Enlarge / The first stage of United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket wa... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=2005483" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechnica.com/?p=2005483</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/commercialspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commercialspace</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/rocketreport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rocketreport</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/astroscale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astroscale</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/blueorigin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blueorigin</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/starliner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>starliner</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/starship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>starship</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ariane6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ariane6</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/boeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boeing</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/spacex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacex</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Before snagging a chunk of space junk, Astroscale must first catch up to one - Enlarge / This artist's illustration released by Astroscale shows the A... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=2004454" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechnica.com/?p=2004454</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/commercialspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commercialspace</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/spacedebris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacedebris</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/astroscale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astroscale</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/newzealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>newzealand</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/rocketlab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rocketlab</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/electron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electron</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Astroscale Holdings said Monday that it has successfully launched a satellite to survey the state of a jettisoned rocket section in orbit in space. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/19/companies/japan-startup-space-debris/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2024</span><span class="invisible">/02/19/companies/japan-startup-space-debris/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/startups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>startups</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astroscale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astroscale</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>satellites</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rockets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rockets</span></a></p>
Spaceflight 🚀<p>📆 February 18, 2024 The <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Electron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Electron</span></a> 🚀 lifted off from <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/RocketLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RocketLab</span></a>’s Launch Complex 1* in <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a> 🇳🇿. Payload for this launch was the Active <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Debris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Debris</span></a> 🗑️ Removal by <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Astroscale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astroscale</span></a>-Japan (ADRAS-J) spacecraft <a href="https://spacenews.com/electron-launches-astroscale-inspection-satellite/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spacenews.com/electron-launche</span><span class="invisible">s-astroscale-inspection-satellite/</span></a></p><p>* 🗺️ <a href="https://graphhopper.com/maps/?point=Rocket+Lab+Launch+Complex" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">graphhopper.com/maps/?point=Ro</span><span class="invisible">cket+Lab+Launch+Complex</span></a></p><p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceDebris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceDebris</span></a></p>
janggolan<p>"<a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Astroscale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astroscale</span></a> also has plans to inspect and later remove a discarded Japanese <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/rocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rocket</span></a> stage using a <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacecraft</span></a> built in cooperation with the <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> Aerospace Exploration Agency (<a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/JAXA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JAXA</span></a>). That spacecraft, called ADRAS-J, could embark on its space-cleaning mission in 2025, according to Astroscale. <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/ESA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ESA</span></a> also plans to remove a spent rocket body from orbit in 2025 using a junk collector spacecraft built by Astroscale's competitor <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/ClearSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClearSpace</span></a>."</p>
janggolan<p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Astroscale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astroscale</span></a> will capture old space junk with <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/robotic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robotic</span></a> arm in 2026 (exclusive video)... <br><a href="https://www.space.com/astroscale-space-junk-removal-2026-plan-exclusive-video" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">space.com/astroscale-space-jun</span><span class="invisible">k-removal-2026-plan-exclusive-video</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/SpaceDebris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceDebris</span></a> is a growing problem. Some 34,260 debris objects — including used rocket stages, old <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>satellites</span></a> and fragments created in collisions — are currently tracked by <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> surveillance networks, according to the European Space Agency (<a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/ESA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ESA</span></a>). This number is bound to grow in the coming years as more and more satellites are being launched...</p>
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