
How Do We Rule The Universe?
Space
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Kohei Fujimoto's Big Sky Theory
The orbit around Earth is filling up fast with junk. Kohei Fujimoto says if this carries on, it could become... So hazardous that we simply would not be able to use space as we know today. AstroScaled Japan has come up with a solution for collecting old rockets and the like. Other companies have proposed solutions too, like spearing rubbish with a harpoon attached to a satellite which drags it out of orbit.
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