Guarding Japan's satellites from space debris

Guarding Japan's satellites from space debris

TOKYO, Japan - Noritsugu Takahashi (C), board chairman of the Japan Spaceguard Association, explains to children about the organization's work and telescope mechanisms at the Bisei spaceguard center in Ihara, Okayama Prefecture, on Nov. 17, 2012. (Photo by Makoto Hori)

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