Submission + - Swiss scientists crafting 'janitor satellites' to remove space junk (ibtimes.co.uk)
EwanPalmer writes: Swiss scientists say they plan to launch a "janitor satellite" specially designed to get rid of orbiting debris known as space junk.
The 10-million-franc (£7.6m) satellite CleanSpace One — the prototype for a family of such satellites — is being built by the Swiss Space Center at the Swiss Federal Institute for Technology in Lausanne, or EPFL.
The 10-million-franc (£7.6m) satellite CleanSpace One — the prototype for a family of such satellites — is being built by the Swiss Space Center at the Swiss Federal Institute for Technology in Lausanne, or EPFL.