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Intergalactic Space Warrior, or a bin in orbit?

The UK Space Agency asked for names for its Active Debris Removal Mission, and, of course, the Register readership didn't disappoint.

The Active Debris Removal Mission , led by ClearSpace UK and intended to remove a pair of UK-registered satellites from Low Earth Orbit (thus demonstrating Blighty's prowess when it comes to orbital litter picking), needs a name.

Let's face it, Active Debris Removal Mission hardly rolls off the tongue and, while engineers have long found ways to make meaning from acronyms (this writer has always been rather fond of PICNIC – Problem In Chair, Not In Computer), the UK Space Agency decided it needed a proper name.

What could possibly go wrong?…