Japanese company gets close to space debris capture!
Uh oh! It appears BMSO has some competition. A Japanese company, Astroscale, developed a spacecraft to capture space debris and launched it in February 2024. Last week, they got within 50 feet of a large piece of debris. Article on Ars Technica: https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/02/astroscale-aced-the-worlds-first-rendezvous-with-a-piece-of-space-junk/ Article on MSN: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/japan-s-spacecraft-makes-world-s-first-move-to-chase-dead-rocket-junk-for-cleanup/ar-AA1A8z2A?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=9482be91a27d4019ad22989aa1ef73fd&ei=30