Riken Computational Astrophysics Laboratory

How the ISS Plans on Getting Rid of Space Debris—Plans to Vaporize Comets in Space

Medicine & Technology Fans of shoot-em-up sci fi everywhere will be thrilled with the latest proposal for freeing the International Space Station (ISS) from the need to repeatedly alter its trajectory to avoid crashing into space junk. Researchers from the Riken Computational Astrophysics Laboratory of Japan want to use a laser system to zap dangerous space debris on a collision course with the ISS.
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