Meanwhile Australia sits on the couch with a beer in hand, stating none of that junk is theirs. While America sits back complaining that there was still cheese on that pizza box the Swiss rummage through their trash, large trash bag in hand. To move beyond mere rhetoric and take immediate action to get this stuff out of orbit, the Swiss Space Center at EPFL is launching CleanSpace One, a project to build the first prototype in a family of “de-orbiting” satellites. “It has become essential to be aware of the existence of this debris and the risks that are run by its proliferation,” says Claude Nicollier, astronaut and EPFL professor. The CleanSpace One project has been initiated to develop and build the first installment of a family of satellites specially designed to clean up space debris. The Swiss Space Center at EPFL has indeed this week announced the their intentions. In a fit of obsessive compulsive cleaning the Swiss have had enough of everyone leaving their junk in low earth orbit and have taken it upon themselves to clean up our act. The Swiss in Space.Ī Swiss team of scientist has initiated the CleanSpace One project. BB presents an interesting snippet on the Swiss solution for space junk. Borg Satellites, CleanSpace One, Satellite De-Orbit, Space Junk, Swiss Space Center EPFL, X-37BĪnd now for a little stimulation from the mental gymnasium.