This company wants to deal with space junk by… sending more stuff into space | MIT Technology Review

This company wants to deal with space junk by… sending more stuff into space | MIT Technology Review: There are roughly 130 million pieces of space debris orbiting Earth’s atmosphere. The world (specifically, the US Air Force) tracks only the biggest ones, about 22,300 pieces of debris larger than 10 centimeters (four inches), since they pose the biggest threat. But this certainly leaves a lot of risk on the table—most debris is orbiting…