"All this is good news, because the ESA's ClearSpace-1 mission was scheduled to remove VESPA in 2026. ClearSpace-1 was planned to be the "first-ever mission to

"All this is good news, because the ESA's ClearSpace-1 mission was scheduled to remove VESPA in 2026. ClearSpace-1 was planned to be the "first-ever mission to remove an existing derelict object from orbit through highly precise, complex, close proximity operations, all in the name of cleaning up space." The technology demonstration is planned as the first step before more complex commercial and private missions can be put in the works." Link to Clearspace-1 mission here: https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/ClearSpace-1 https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/ClearSpace-1