Debrief: Will More Space Debris Mean Spacecraft Need Tougher Shielding?
Atomic 6 and other companies are looking for new ways to harden spacecraft against space debris impacts.
Credit: Atomic 6
After NASA’s seventh space shuttle mission, STS-7, in 1983, the window of the spacecraft returned with a pockmark, almost like someone had kicked up intergalactic gravel and chipped the vehicle’s windshield. But the damage was not caused by a micrometeorite. Analysis showed that the crater contained...
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