Gotong-Royong in Space

29-Nov-19 14:00

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The European Space Agency recently proposed another space mission: not to boldly go where no man has gone before but to clean up what man has sent up to space. That’s right, we need to clean up the mess we’ve created in low Earth orbit.

Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Sumitra Selvaraj, Lim Sue Ann, Tee Shiao Eek

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