Important Innovations Collection: CubeSats Catch Space Debris
Trash Collector for Space Source: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Tiny, Semi-Autonomous CubeSats Scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are developing tiny, inexpensive CubeSats to capture and destroy debris in space. There are more than 129 million pieces of space debris. And they pose a danger to space vehicles because they travel at such high velocities. For a news blog on the satellite system, go to Important Innovations Collection: CubeSats Catch Space Debris : Tiny, Semi-Autonomous, Cheap Source: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute New Invention: Trash Collector for Space Researchers at Re...