‘Space junk’ unicorn backed by Japanese billionaire takes flight from Tokyo – Uptrends

‘Space junk’ unicorn backed by Japanese billionaire takes flight from Tokyo – Uptrends

For more than a decade, an abandoned piece of a Japanese rocket has been speeding uncontrolled around Earth, at risk of colliding with active satellites and causing havoc in orbit. Now a Tokyo-based startup run by a veteran of McKinsey & Co. and Japan’s Ministry of Finance is sending a spacecraft to inspect the debris, … Read more