Space Station Could Get Laser Cannon to Destroy Orbital Debris - 1 views
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Brenden Petracek on 30 Apr 15This 2013 graphic shows the cloud of space junk surrounding Earth.Credit: NASA's Goddard space Flight Center/JSC The International space Station could one day get armed with a laser to shoot down orbiting debris, researchers say. This concept could eventually lead to a laser-firing satellite that could get rid of a large percentage of the most troublesome space junk orbiting Earth, scientists added.