New robot will clean up dangerous ‘space junk’

Space is littered with man-made trash that threatens satellites, space missions and life on Earth. A newly designed European Space Agency robot will drag the junk back toward Earth, where it will burn up in Earth’s atmosphere or drop into the ocean. NBC News’ Josh Lederman reports.

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