Japanese Orbital Debris Experiment Underway
Credit: Kounotori: NASA
HOUSTON—Japan’s sixth cargo mission freighter departed the International Space Station on Jan. 27, prepared for a week-long, free-flying demonstration of an electrodynamic tether technology developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to help stem the rise of large pieces of orbital debris...
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