A Japanese startup, Astroscale, has achieved a significant milestone in space debris management by capturing the world's first close-up image of space junk. The image, taken by Astroscale's satellite ADRAS-J, features the spent upper stage of a Japanese H-2A rocket in Earth orbit. This historic photo marks a crucial step in addressing the growing issue of space debris that orbits the Earth.
Wow! Private space-junk probe snaps historic photo of discarded rocket in orbit ADRAS-J, a satellite operated by the Japanese company Astroscale, captured this up-close photo of its rendezvous target, the spent upper stage of a Japanese H-2A rocket, in Earth orbit. Astroscale… https://t.co/KcwGQ0YRLF
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