China recently launched a new agency with the mission to handle space debris orbiting the Earth. The organization, a collaborative effort of China’s space agency (the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (a government research body), aims to study non-operational spacecrafts, discarded launch vehicle parts, and other space debris. Xu Dazhe, the director of the space agency, stated the organization aims to research, monitor, and manage debris to safeguard China’s space initiatives. Further details can be found on Market Watch.
