| | NASA Hopes Laser Broom Will Help Clean Up Space Debris |
 | | NASA is to test a laser "broom" capable of removing debris in the path of the International Space Station (ISS), on a space shuttle mission in 2003, the British magazine New Scientist reports in its Saturday issue. |
 | | The broom, dubbed Project Orion, is designed to stop objects between one and 10 centimeters (0.4 to 4 inches) in diameter, which could puncture holes in the hull of the ISS. |
 | | Campbell said a laser pulse could lock onto a piece of debris, slow it down and then sweep it out of the path of the ISS. |
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