Researchers are developing a real-life tractor beam, with the goal of pulling defunct satellites out of geostationary orbit to alleviate the space junk problem.
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Researchers are developing a real-life tractor beam, with the goal of pulling defunct satellites out of geostationary orbit to alleviate the space junk problem.
Sneaking into a movie theater in Switzerland at 11 years old to see the original "Star Wars" movie sparked a lifelong passion for space for University of Colorado Boulder professor Hanspeter Schaub.