Recently launched York University spacecraft will test deorbiting technology

Elizabeth Howell November 20, 2020 News, Technology Comments Off on Recently launched York University spacecraft will test deorbiting technology

DESCENT (DEorbiting SpaceCraft using ElectrodyNamic Tethers) mission. Credit: York University.

Canada's York University recently launched a CubeSat mission that will demonstrate deorbiting technology for space debris. The mission was funded by the Canadian Space Agency Flights and Fieldwork for the Advancement of Science and Technology (FAST) program.

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About Elizabeth Howell

Is SpaceQ's Associate Editor as well as a business and science reporter, researcher and consultant. She recently received her Ph.D. from the University of North Dakota and is communications Instructor instructor at Algonquin College.
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