China successfully tests giant 'sail' that cleans up space junk by dragging it into our atmosphere - Daily Mail

A huge sail has been unfurled in space by the Shanghai Academy of Spacecraft Technology in China. It can decelerate space debris so it moves out of orbit and burns in the Earth's atmosphere.

In space no one can keep it clean, with the total mass of all objects in orbit said to equate to around 9,900 tonnes. To combat this, Chinese scientists have developed a huge sail, which they say ca… [+7831 chars]

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