I Toured the Company Mapping Space Debris. Then I Polled Worried and Hopeful Scientists
Science > Space 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. Wires dangled overhead, servers whined, and the temperature climbed in the metal box as the air conditioning leaked out when we entered.
- ▪Science > Space 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.
- ▪Wires dangled overhead, servers whined, and the temperature climbed in the metal box as the air conditioning leaked out when we entered.
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Science > Space 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. Joe Supan Senior Writer Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and moving.… Read full bio Joe Supan Senior Writer Read full bio September 18, 2026, 1:54 pm ET 7 min read thomaslenne / Getty Images Walking inside LeoLabs’ new space radar nestled in the Maui hills felt like entering a computer. Wires dangled overhead, servers whined, and the temperature climbed in the metal box as the air conditioning leaked out when we entered.
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