"An artist’s impression of a ‘hunter-killer’ satellite armed with a laser beam. Satellites of this type may be used in future to destroy useless and dangerous space junk." From "The World of Tomorrow" by Robin Kerrod, 1980.

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Scientists plan to use high powered lasers to track and shoot away space junk. Australian researchers have developed a photon pressure laser that is virtually able to nudge space debris objects around and change their orbits buff.ly/2FSk7hm