New Delhi, March 31 -- To address the growing clutter in outer space caused by defunct satellites and debris from spent rocket stages, two Indian space startups have partnered, the companies announced on Tuesday.
Bengaluru-based Pixxel Space will provide a satellite bus for an upcoming mission by Hyderabad-based Cosmoserve Space to demonstrate in-orbit debris removal capabilities.
Space debris, often referred to as "space junk," remains a major challenge for the global space ecosystem. Tens of thousands of tracked objects, along with millions of smaller, untracked fragments, are currently in orbit, posing collision risks to operational satellites. Experts say that as satellite launches become cheaper and more frequent, the problem is like...