| has gloss | eng: Catchers Mitt is the name of a study being conducted (as of December 2009) by the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to "better understand the issues and challenges involved with removing man-made debris from earth orbit." DARPAs goal is to use the study to determine both if DARPA should invest more resources in orbital debris removal and, if so, how to best do so. The solicitation period ended on 30 October 2009, and none of the proposals have been made public as of December 2009. |
