And so whilst we say ’space debris,’ it’s not like there’s hundreds and hundreds of objects all crammed together or creating a huge problem.
Space is big, and the separations between these pieces of space debris are quite large.”AdBatcheldor said most space debris, or space junk, is tracked and right now not posing a danger to any new missions.
This is the area most concentrated with space debris, according to NASA’s Orbital Debris Program Office.
His research area of focus is on robotics in space, including satellite repair in space and removal of space debris.
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