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ClearSpace-1 Debris Removal Mission Gets Complicated

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Tom Patton
Aug 25, 2023
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Additional objects have been detected in the vicinity of the ClearSpace-1 debris removal mission target, according to ESA.

On August 10, ESA’s Space Debris Office was informed by the United States 18th Space Defense Squadron that new objects have been detected in the vicinity of a payload adapter. This adapter, named VESPA, was left in orbit following th…

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