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They are now putting composite armor on spacecraft to shield from orbital debris (spacenews.com)
6 points by ck2 3 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


at some point this might not be enough to keep humans alive

> Atomic-6 conducted hypervelocity impact tests at the University of Dayton Research Institute and Texas A&M University, firing 3-millimeter aluminum projectiles at speeds exceeding 7 kilometers per second, roughly matching orbital conditions




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