Engineers are set to test a device that could pull defunct spacecraft and used rocket parts back to Earth, allowing them to burn up harmlessly in the atmosphere. Researchers at Purdue University in ...

Purdue University engineers have developed a space-debris-clearing drag sail called Spinnaker3 that is designed to speed up the deorbiting of space junk up to 400 miles (645 km) high so it safely ...

This kite-like space sail will help deorbit a rocket component within two years. Image: Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology Engineers in China have successfully deployed an ultra-thin sail ...