NASA awards startup $850,000 to develop space debris capture bag
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NASA awarded space logistics startup TransAstra a contract to develop an inflatable capture bag capable of transporting orbital debris and asteroids.

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    • mawkishdave@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 months ago

      If you allow them down then they will get pulled into the atmosphere and burn up. The ISS stays in orbit because it’s moving so fast and needs a push now and again to keep the speed up.