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Successful step in handling space Junk (First of its kind) (nytimes.com)
2 points by rsmets 2305 days ago
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anonymousiam 2305 days ago
The article clearly states that this was the first COMMERCIAL rendezvous. It is NOT the first time this has been done. DARPA's Orbital Express program did this (and more) in 2007. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_Express
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