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Space junk in Earth orbit and on the Moon will increase with future missions โˆ’ but nobody's in charge of cleaning it up (theconversation.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Actually a division of STRATCOM is responsible for space debris and making sure the US nuclear arsenal can get through to their targets without collision. While I don't believe they've engaged in cleaning operations, theyve definitely informed policies about reducing the rate of debris accumulation.

Now that Space Force is a thing, sweeping debris is a problem that would be within its mission parameters. I can't say if anything is actually happening, though.