Japan's Military to Track Space Junk By 2019: Report

Tuesday, August 5, 2014 - 12:31 in Astronomy & Space

Japan is gearing up to track dangerous space junk orbiting Earth, according to press reports. The nation plans to create a military space force that would be used to track dangerous objects that could do harm to functional satellites and other assets.

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