SpaceArs Technicaabout 2 hours ago
Eggshell-inspired aluminum shields spacecraft from debris
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Chinese scientists devised an eggshell-inspired aluminum material for enhanced spacecraft protection against debris fragments. The design follows a 2007 incident where debris punched a hole through the US space shuttle Endeavor's radiator panel. The research appears in the Journal of Applied Physics.
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