UK's RemoveDEBRIS satellite to clean up space junk
995 views · Published 26 September 2018 · 5:07 · Indexed 4 November 2026
Channel: The Newsmakers · 2018 · People & Blogs
There’s more than 7,500 tonnes of hazardous debris in space. A UK satellite has become the first ever to clean up space junk. It's called the RemoveDEBRIS satellite and it's the work of a group of international scientists. We spoke to one man who helped create it. Guest: Alastair Wayman Advanced Projects Systems Engineer at Airbus Defence and Space Subscribe: http://trt.world/TheNewsmakers Livestream: http://trt.world/ytlive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNewsMakersOnTRTWorld Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_Newsmakers Instagram: http://trt.world/instagram Visit our website: http://trt.world