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Swiss to launch a space 'janitor'

提交时间：12 年以前

The tidy Swiss want to clean up space. Scientists from the Alpine nation said yesterday they plan to launch a "janitor satellite" designed to get rid of orbiting debris known as space junk. The 10m Swiss franc (£7m) satellite called CleanSpace One is being built by the Swiss Space Centre at the Swiss Federal Institute for Technology in Lausanne. Its launch is expected within five years and its first tasks are to grab two Swiss satellites launched in 2009 and 2010. (www.independent.co.uk) 更多...

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sparkie624 12 年以前 2

The Tidy Bowl Guy of Space.

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Michael Stansfield 12 年以前 1

With all the junk now in orbit with all the satellites, something needs to be done.

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Paul Claxon 12 年以前 1

If it works, it's a great idea !

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alistairm 12 年以前 1

... and then the space "janitor" will become space junk, lol

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David Brooks 12 年以前 1

I agree with that too.

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David Brooks 12 年以前 1

I wonder how they are going to catch things? A really big fish net ? !

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andy talty 12 年以前 1

With the micro black holes they created at the LHC...slurrrp...bye bye space junk

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WALLACE24 12 年以前 1

Wonder where the dump site is? Earth I guess. Thanks.

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sparkie624 12 年以前 1

Eventually it would have been there anyway. If they had just let it come down on its own, they probably would just burn up, now they have to get rid of it... EPA, HAZMAT, and all the other crap.

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