Artist's render of ClearSpace-1 Active Debris Removal mission capturing a defunct satellite in low-Earth orbit.

PUAKO, Hawaii — ClearSpace completed the second phase of the UK Space Agency’s Active Debris Removal (ADR) mission, by testing and refining technology to remove satellites from low-Earth orbit. In mechanical testing, ClearSpace’s robotic system proved its ability to withstand launch loads. Image-processing algorithms showed they could detect and track space debris. And ClearSpace demonstrated […]

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Debra Werner is a correspondent for SpaceNews based in San Francisco. Debra earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. She is a recipient...