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I Toured the Company Mapping Space Debris. Then I Polled Worried and Hopeful Scientists
From portable radars in shipping containers to orbital cameras, I asked scientists how the space-junk tracking industry plans to avoid catastrophic crashes.
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Scientists were asked how the space‑junk tracking industry plans to avoid catastrophic crashes. The interview covered portable radars housed in shipping containers and orbital cameras used for tracking debris. The author toured LeoLabs’ new space radar facility in the Maui hills, describing a computer‑like interior with dangling wires, whining servers, and rising temperatures as air conditioning leaked when the door opened. The visit highlighted the technical environment in which debris monitoring operates.
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