The device thickness of a sheet of paper will help in cleaning the space debris
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The Problem of space debris in orbit of our planet every year is becoming more serious. Now, according to estimates, in earth orbit «fly» about 7,700 tons of garbage, and this figure continues to grow. In order to solve this problem, the American space Agency NASA has launched a program of Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC), which aims to sponsor the most promising developments in this area. One of such inventions called Brane Craft today we will tell.
Craft Brane is a membrane size of 90 x 90 centimetres and a weight of 85 grams. Does the membrane on flexible solar batteries. The principle of operation of the device is quite simple: using the propulsion apparatus flies to space debris, and then «wraps» this is garbage. After that, this «bag» begins begins to move towards the Earth and releases waste the space in dense layers of the atmosphere, where they burn. When complete, Brane Craft moves to the next «garbage accumulation». Solar panels and large engines give you the opportunity space garbage trucks to travel long distances, and this means that the device can be used for research missions and delivery space samples.
Responsible For the development of Dr. Siegfried Janson, which in 2016 received from NASA grant in the amount of 100 000 USD for the development of the concept, and recently scientist has allocated additional subsidy of 500 000 USD for the manufacturing of the prototype and for the first tests. According to the doctor Janson,
«Now my group is considering the most promising directions and production techniques. Later we will make a full production map and proceed to the production and research of individual components, which, eventually, will become part of our extraordinary spacecraft».
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