The Journal of Space Commerce

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Dragsails Designed to Mitigate Space Junk Problem

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Tom Patton
Sep 16, 2022
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Vestigo Aerospace has closed a seed round to advance its line of dragsails designed to help mitigate the growing problem of space junk.

“Bolt-on dragsails represent an ‘ounce of prevention’ approach to the orbital debris problem that, if left unchecked, could halt the growth of the orbital economy.”

David Spencer, founder and CEO of Vestigo Aerospace.

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