NASA awarded $850,000 to a company that wants to pick up space trash the old-fashioned way — with bags

• NASA awarded TransAstra an $850,000 contract for its concept of Flytrap capture bags.
• Flytrap bags could be built large enough to scoop up space trash the size of a house.
• Space trash is a growing problem that endangers satellites, spaceships, and astronauts' lives.

In the middle of a space flight, an astronaut heard a massive bang. He looked up and saw a piece of space junk embedded in the window of the shuttle.