Space junk is one of earth's biggest problems.
And now NASA is saying that there is too much up there. After a Russian satellite almost hit the International Space Station earlier this month, space agencies rushed to save the ISS.
The European Space Agency (ESA) decided on a catching mission.
The e.DeOrbit mission – first proposed publicly in 2014, would seek out satellite debris in a polar orbit at an altitude between 800 and 1,000 kilometers (500 to 620 miles). To pick up the debris, using nets to catch. The spacecraft is to be launched in 2023
NASA wants to make sure that spacecrafts burn up in Earth's atmosphere. NASA also has a plan to track the junk carefully. NASA later stated, “All nations have a responsibility to prevent the purposeful creation of space debris from ASATs and to foster a safe, sustainable space environment.”