In a joint mission, Europe and Japan have successfully sent a spacecraft into Mercury’s orbit. The spacecraft named BepiColombo was sent atop Ariane 5 rocket launched from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou at 01:45:28 GMT on 20 October. According to the European Space Agency (ESA) and Japanese Space Agency (JAXA), the spacecraft is now travelling […]
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Japanese High-Tech Space Junk Collector Fails in Its First Test
Japan’s experimental ‘space junk’ collector designed to drag space junk out of orbit has failed to accomplish its objective, according to Japanese scientists. The space junk collector was built and launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Scientists believe over 100 million garbage pieces, including pieces of rockets and cast-off equipment from old satellites, […]
Japanese High-Tech ‘Space Junk’ Collector Made of Thin Wires of Stainless Steel May be in Trouble
An experimental ‘space junk’ collector, built and launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), may be in trouble, according to Japanese scientists. It is believed that over 100 million garbage pieces, including pieces of rockets and cast-off equipment from old satellites, are orbiting the Earth. Scientists believe this space junk – generated in the […]
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