‘Gas station in space’: new plan to make rocket fuel from junk in Earth’s orbit
by Tory Shepherd from Science | The Guardian on (#5S4AX)
Australian company joins global effort to recycle dangerous space debris
An Australian company is part of an international effort to recycle dangerous space junk into rocket fuel - in space.
The orbit our planet depends on is getting clogged with debris from old spacecraft. Dead satellites and spent rocket parts are whizzing around at speeds of up to 28,000 kilometres an hour, posing a threat to communications satellites and the International Space Station.
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