RemoveDEBRIS spacecraft during final assembly at SSTL. (Credit SSTL/Max Alexander)
A satellite equipped with a net and a harpoon was launched to the International Space Station on Monday as part of an experiment to capture and dispose of orbital debris.
The RemoveDebris spacecraft was aboard a SpaceX Dragon resupply ship launched from Cape Camaveral. The European-built satellite will be deployed by astronauts from the space station.