SCV-AEGIS Mk-II: Autonomous Orbital Debris Remediation and In-Situ Manufacturing Vehicle
Introduction: Low Earth Orbit (LEO) is currently overcrowded with over 130 million pieces of orbital debris, ranging from defunct spacecraft to shattered upper rocket stages. At orbital velocities exceeding 7.8 km/s, even millimetre-sized fragments possess sufficient kinetic energy to cause catastrophic damage to activ...