A Japanese mission to stalk, capture, and hurl space junk into the atmosphere is progressing rather nicely.
The decommissioned spacecraft will then burn up in Earths atmosphere, putting an end to its stint in orbit.
The company launched its Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J) spacecraft in February.
An artist’s rendering of the ADRAS-J spacecraft trailing behind its target.Illustration: Astroscale
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