Space Harpoon to Snag Satellites - Test-Fired on Ground

European aerospace company Airbus has been developing a harpoon system to catch space debris, like dead satellites. The biggest protoptype of the harpoon to date was recently tested. -- Full Story: https://www.space.com/40051-space-junk-harpoon-test-success.html

Credit: Space.com / footage & animations courtesy Airbus / produced and edited by Steve Spaleta