Korea prepares real life space sweeper to hunt orbiting junk
Science fiction is quietly becoming an engineering reality in Korea. Decades after pop culture popularized the notion of orbital sanitation vessels — most famously depicted in the Korean blockbuster film "Space Sweepers" — the nation’s space agency is preparing a mission to clean up the increasingly crowded skies. The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) announced a milestone step, Tuesday, in…
In Korea, the concept of a real-life space debris removal mission is slowly transitioning from science fiction to reality. The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) has announced a significant progress in their endeavor to address the mounting issue of orbital debris. On Tuesday, at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology's Satellite Technology Research Center in Daejeon, KASA officials successfully completed the System Integration Readiness Review for the Active Debris Removal Satellite (ADR-SAT).
Following the completion of technical evaluations by an independent panel of experts, engineers are set to commence the final assembly of the flight model of ADR-SAT next month. This mission is poised to launch aboard Korea's homegrown Nuri rocket in 2027. The urgency of this initiative arises from the growing problem of space junk in low Earth orbit.
With the proliferation of commercial megaconstellations and national satellite programs, the amount of defunct satellites, spent rocket boosters, and shattered fragments in space has been escalating.
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