Phase II Debris Removal Demonstration Contract Awarded by JAXA
Removal of the Debris will be Informed by ADRAS-J Mission
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is moving forward with Phase II of its Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration (CRD2) program, one of the world’s first technology demonstrations of removing large-scale debris from orbit. The agency has awarded a contract valued at some 13 billion yen to Astroscale Japan for the effort.
The CRD2 program a…
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