CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A harpoon flung from a satellite has successfully captured a piece of pretend space junk, like a whale.
The British-led experiment is part of an effort to clean up debris in orbit, hundreds of miles above Earth.
Space Junk Harpooned Like Whale in Orbit-Cleanup Test
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A harpoon striking a square target mounted 1.5 meters (5 feet) from the RemoveDEBRIS spacecraft on Feb. 8, 2019. RemoveDEBRIS Consortium via AP
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