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British engineers have created a space harpoon that could help capture rogue satellites and pull them back down to Earth.
The 3ft (95 cm) missile would be fired from a 'hunter-killer' spacecraft, which would pull it – and its prey – back using a cord.
Aviation giant Airbus said the harpoon is being tested at its space research centre in Stevenage.
Its top target is a defunct weather satellite, Envisat, which weighs eight tons and stopped working in 2012.
After penetrating the target area at the correct location, spring loaded barbs deploy which ensure the harpoon stays put.
The harpoon is powered by pressurised gas and the five-pound (2.2 kg) projectile travelled at 55 mph (25 metres per second).
The experts believe that the launch produced 1,500 G of force.
Attached to the projectile head is a tether that is around 80-100 feet (25-30 metres) long and will be used to manipulate the entrapped satellite.
As well as a tank of nitrogen gas behind the harpoon there are additional gas tanks on the side.
I asked my wife to put on a posh accent for this voiceover......
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/2...ve-rogue-satellites-and-20-000-junk-items.htm
The 3ft (95 cm) missile would be fired from a 'hunter-killer' spacecraft, which would pull it – and its prey – back using a cord.
Aviation giant Airbus said the harpoon is being tested at its space research centre in Stevenage.
Its top target is a defunct weather satellite, Envisat, which weighs eight tons and stopped working in 2012.
After penetrating the target area at the correct location, spring loaded barbs deploy which ensure the harpoon stays put.
The harpoon is powered by pressurised gas and the five-pound (2.2 kg) projectile travelled at 55 mph (25 metres per second).
The experts believe that the launch produced 1,500 G of force.
Attached to the projectile head is a tether that is around 80-100 feet (25-30 metres) long and will be used to manipulate the entrapped satellite.
As well as a tank of nitrogen gas behind the harpoon there are additional gas tanks on the side.
I asked my wife to put on a posh accent for this voiceover......
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/2...ve-rogue-satellites-and-20-000-junk-items.htm