Skyrora: Fife rocket tests could hold key to solving space j

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A Fife facility is at the forefront of efforts to tackle space junk.
Rocket development company Skyrora has hailed successful trials of a ‘space tug’ at its Roysth facility.
It believes its Orbit Transfer Vehicle – part of its Skyrora XL rocket due to launch in 2023 – could clear debris, reposition satellites and remove defunct satellites from orbit.
Sustainability in space
In the week that the UK and UN signed a historical agreement on space sustainability, the Edinburgh-headquartered firm has thrown its support behind the initiative.
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Skyrora rocket testing in Fife.
The directive agrees a new approach to sustainability in space, as well as equipping authorities with the power to act against firms responsible for creating space junk.

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