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Japanese startup plans to vaporize space junk using ground lasers
EX-Fusion, a startup based in Osaka, is attempting to remove tiny pieces of space debris by firing laser beams from the ground.
EX-Fusion, an Osaka-based startup, plans to develop a ground-based laser system to help knock out space junk from the ground. For example, Nikkei Asia reports that a Tokyo-based startup, Astroscale Holdings, plans to launch a dedicated satellite to remove relatively large space debris. Another is Japan's Sky Perfect JSAT, which collaborates with Riken and other partners to develop a satellite-mounted laser that redirects space debris into the Earth's atmosphere, where it burns up.
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