Japanese company to deorbit big hunk of space junk by 2029 Japanese space-sustainability company Astroscale just signed a $90 million contract to take a bus-sized rocket stage out of orbit by the end of the decade. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L45yCpXNs2Zo6vueMEMJ7H.jpg https://www.space.com/astroscale-contract-adras-space-junk-removal