ABC News Space Junk Explainer

Space junk, space lasers and space law: cleaning up Earth’s debris

Space has plenty of space, but lower Earth orbit is increasingly busy. Old satellites, rocket parts, collision debris and junk have the potential to interrupt future space missions or even worse knock out our existing satellite networks. ABC News takes a look at how space lasers, space law and space sustainability, all factor in the race to clean it up.

Featuring Craig Smith, EOS’ Chief Technology Officer (5:40).