Scientists launch net from International Space Station to capture rocket and spacecra

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-2...-junk/10289406

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Scientists have tossed a net into space to demonstrate how old rocket and spacecraft parts orbiting around the Earth can be removed. In the British-led experiment, a large net was cast from a mini satellite, or microsatellite, attached to the International Space Station on Sunday. The 5-metre net successfully travelled around 6 metres and wrapped around its target, an inflated structure that had just been deployed as part of the test. Texas-based company NanoRacks, which developed the microsatellite deployer that cast the net from the space station, captured the launch on video and published it on Twitter. "This is not sci-fi. We repeat, not sci-fi," the company said.

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