China Uses Drag Sail to Clear Up Space Junk Successfully - Newsweek

A Chinese drag sail launched into space has succeeded in accelerating the deorbit of a rocket, the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology announced.

Chinese space scientists have said they successfully used a huge space sail to remove debris from Earth's orbit. Announced by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology on July 6, the huge sail … [+2927 chars]

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