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The problem with space junk can be solved in two ways says Luisa Innocenti, head of the European Space Agency's Clean Space Office.
欧航局清洁太空办公室主任露莎·依诺森蒂表示，太空垃圾问题可以通过两种方式解决。
The problem of space debris has to be fixed in two ways.
太空碎片问题应该用两种方法解决。
First one, we need to stop polluting. And second way, we have to remove the garbage, if you want, the debris.
第一我们需要停止污染，第二是清除垃圾，也就是碎片。
Both methods are hard to implement. There is no international treaty for minimizing space debris
这两种方法实施起来都很难，目前没有国际公约对最大限度减少太空碎片进行规定，
although individual nations have rules for deorbiting dysfunctional equipment or removing it to the so-called graveyard orbit.
尽管个别国家制定了将报废卫星进行脱轨处理，或将其移至所谓的“坟场轨道”的规定。
In the meantime, the amount of junk keeps growing because occasional collisions create additional smaller pieces that cannot be controlled or captured.
与此同时，垃圾数量持续增长，原因在于偶尔发生的碰撞会产生无法控制或捕捉的小碎片。
ESA scientist Jesus Gil Fernandez says the agency is experimenting with a robotic arm that could capture larger pieces and move them to safer areas.
欧航局科学家耶尔·吉尔·费尔南德斯表示，该机构正在进行机器手臂试验，它可以获取较大的碎片，并将其转移到更安全的地方。
We use the camera, which is mounted on the smaller robot arm, to mimic,
通过机器手臂上的摄像头模拟，
to reproduce, the motion of the satellite around the target, the target satellite that we want to de-orbit, to capture,
再现目标周围的卫星活动状况，我们希望将目标卫星移出轨道或获取。
Italian scientist Michele Lavagna says old satellites could be captured with special nets.
意大利科学家米歇尔·拉瓦尼亚认为，可以用特殊渔网获取废旧卫星。
So the concept is to, let's say, to mimic what the fishermen do on the sea and so to have a very large net,
所以我们的想法是，模仿渔民海上捕捞的做法，准备一张特别大的渔网，
to stay away from our debris and mad satellites that is tumbling and moving freely.
放在远离碎片或游荡卫星的地方。
And then from that distance to keep our net and you just try to wrap all over your satellite.
先是从远处收紧渔网，之后抛下去将卫星包裹起来。
Others like ESA's Benoit Bonvoisin study the possibility of building satellites
欧航局的伯诺伊特·波瓦斯尼对卫星进行了研究，
that could be less hazardous and lower the pollution of both space and Earth.
这种卫星对太空以及地球的危害不大，而且污染小。
Right now, we are trying to understand what happens to the materials we use and then we'll see how we can improve them,
我们先要弄清楚目前卫星的制作材料，之后研究如何改进，
how we can work on the design and conception of the satellite,
如何设计卫星以及对卫星的构想，
how the different parts of the satellite break up in relation to each other in order to have a satellite
以及卫星各个关联部分如何分解，
which is safer at the end of its life and creates the smallest amount of debris on Earth.
从而实现卫星安全分解，并产生最少量的碎片。
But for now, there are no dates set for the first real-life space junk pickup.
但就目前来说，首个太空垃圾收集装置何时问世还未可知。
George Putic, VOA News.
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