New Tech to Protect Spacecraft from Space Junk - Popular Mechanics »
Posted by: pagey 8 months agoMicrometeorites and undetectable bits of space junk as small as 0.4 mm pose a serious threat to every current and future manned space mission. These dust-size particles travel as fast as 12 miles per second, packing enough momentum to melt aluminum spacecraft skin or turn it into a puff of vapor.
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pagey7 months, 4 weeks ago
Photo of just how much space junk there is.
http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagedispla... junk in Low Earth Orbit.
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