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The shift toward mega-constellations is a challenge for global space governance.
So long as small satellites are in low Earth orbit – and most likely they will be – the Earth's "vacuum cleaner" will clean them up.
Back of the net! Litter-picking mission will leave space junk caught up in a web.
Just about anyone can get a tiny, cheap satellite into orbit these days. As we consider how to deploy them responsibly, inspiration comes from an amateur community of enthusiasts.
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Professor of Hypersonic Aerodynamics, The University of Queensland
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Associate Dean, College of Global Futures, Arizona State University
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Ph.D. Student in the Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology, Arizona State University
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PhD Researcher in Space Law and Policy, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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