The Astroscale-UK company unveils its idea for how to remove a dead British satellite from space.
Astroscale is a Japanese company with a major division based at the Harwell science and space campus.
"I think we've got a really strong capability on this. If we can prove that further, more than what we've done to date, then I think we will really start to open up a market for debris removal," he told BBC News.Artwork: Capturing an uncooperative, potentially tumbling target is going to be tough "I think if we can steal a march. We can put UK industry in a very, very strong position," said Ray Fielding, who's overseeing matters at the UK Space Agency.
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