Space junk or sabotage? Space clean-up drones could have military implications

China calls them scavengers, Russia calls them inspectors and the US calls them threats. The race is on to clean up the space junk orbiting above our heads. But fears are these trash collectors are really killer “gremlins”. Touted as space-junk clean-up drones, they also have the potential to grab vital GPS, communications and surveillance satellites — and send them hurtling towards the ground. And strange things are already happening in orbit. Analysts are asking: is it space junk, or sabotage? More

(Source: NEWS.com.au - Jun 30)