Sentences with phrase «remove space debris»

This company wants to raise awareness about the environment in space, and is currently developing systems to clean and remove space debris.

Together with Berin Szoka of the Progress and Freedom Foundation, a think - tank also based in Washington DC, Dunstan has created the outlines of an economic model that would see private industry taking responsibility for removing space debris.

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Space agencies around the world have been discussing a need to actively remove aerospace debris.

The nonbinding International Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities calls on countries to maintain the area around our planet as a peaceful global commons, and it sets out practical guidelines for avoiding collisions in space and for minimizing and removing deSpace Activities calls on countries to maintain the area around our planet as a peaceful global commons, and it sets out practical guidelines for avoiding collisions in space and for minimizing and removing despace and for minimizing and removing debris.

► An astronaut removes six large canisters of genetic research materials from a drifting space station with lights flashing and sirens blaring; a giant spiny rat chases her and pounds on the escape hatch window with paws and tentacles, cracking it (we can not see its face) as the escape pod launches and we see the space station explode into fireballs that fill the screen and soon after we see the cracked pod hatch window break apart and the pod explodes into chunks of flaming debris (the astronaut is certainly dead although we do not see her after the explosion).

According to Space Daily, «With GOLD there is a negligible increase in the chance of creating new dangerous orbital debris and once the object is removed from orbit, that particular threat is gone forever.»

• Cleared work sites by removing debris and hazardous materials • Contacted vendors to determine availability to materials and tiles / wood block • Assisted in shaping tiles and wood using power saws to make sure that they fit requirements • Provided support in installing flooring by holding tiles in place and applying adhesives • Filled in spaces using plaster or putty and ensure that any leftover materials are cleaned away • Performed preventative and regular maintenance on floor laying and finishing equipment