Startup Astroscale partners with JAXA to tidy up outer space

Singapore venture, Japan space agency to study technology for plucking debris

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Astroscale CEO Nobu Okada, second from left, announced the startup's successful funding in July.

TOKYO -- Space startup Astroscale will launch joint studies with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, with the aim of quickly developing technologies for removing space debris.

The Singapore-based venture, which specializes in space-debris removal technology, will analyze data from its space debris collection satellite along with JAXA.

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