Giant robotic claws will grab dead satellites in space

Space junk is a growing threat, and Britain's $81 million active debris removal mission aims to grab dead satellites with robotic claws and destroy them in Earth's atmosphere.

Space is getting crowded, and I'm not talking about astronauts. Thousands of pieces of junk are circling Earth at incredible speeds. Some are dead satellites.

Others are leftover rocket parts or fragments from past collisions. Any one of them could c... [10761 chars]