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Cleaning up space junk

Litter is a problem. Even 400 km up. See what it cost taxpayers, with the original source.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 2025 · 🚀 Space

Litter is a problem. Even 400 km up.

💸 Guess, then reveal the price

£7.5 million one year

Apparently the universe needs a litter patrol.

What actually happened

UK Space Agency programme spending for 2024–25 on active debris removal. Dead satellites and fragments threaten working satellites.

Source: UK Space Agency annual report ↗ · Amount in original currency, not adjusted for inflation. An unusual cost is not automatically waste; see how we check the facts.

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