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Space
Space
Science
Leonard David

New space debris shield? Satellites and astronauts could suit up in novel 'Space Armor'

Artist's illustration of space junk orbiting Earth.

Humanity has a new tool in the fight against space junk — "Space Armor™," a multi-functional composite that could protect both spacecraft and astronauts.

Space Armor is made via a proprietary fiber-to-resin manufacturing method courtesy of the company Atomic-6, which is based in Marietta, Georgia.

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