The space "street sweeper" will use a combination of grappling arms, harpoons and nets to collect

space debris.

The machine being developed will collect pieces of space junk and dispose of them either in Earth’s

atmosphere or by delivering the fragments to space recycling plants.

The company hopes to use some of the metal gathered by the machine to power it, by turning it

into fuel.

The space "street sweeper" will only be able to swallow one piece of debris in each mission.

Satellites explode every year because they are hit by space debris.

An important part of the machine is the armoured scoop, which is positioned at the front of the

"street sweeper".

The aim of the project is to save human lives and prevent accidents in space.

There are worries that the machine may pose a threat to satellites.