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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Debris from moonbound spacecraft has left craters on the lunar surface since the U.S. Apollo missions. But the moon is not used to being surrounded by debris. With an expected ...

An artist’s conception shows Portal Space Systems’ Starburst spacecraft at left and its larger Supernova platform in the distance at right, both outfitted with Paladin Space’s Triton payload for ...

In January, a Chinese spacecraft meant to carry three astronauts back to Earth from the Tiangong space station returned unmanned, but with a cracked window. The culprit? A piece of debris the size of ...

Portal Space Systems and Paladin Space plan to offer recurring debris removal "as a service." Credit: Portal Space Systems Two space startups want to make on-orbit debris removal as seamless as street ...

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