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Atomic-6 sends its satellite armor to space and hopes it takes a hit

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Startup Atomic-6 developed Space Armor, a shield to protect satellites from space debris without generating new fragments. Its first prototype flew on Portal Space Systems' Starburst-1 spacecraft, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Engineers hope it takes impacts in space so they can measure the shield's behavior via telemetry. According to ESA, there are more than 65,000 objects larger than 10 cm, about 1.5 million between 1 and 10 cm and some 230 million between 1 mm and 1 cm.

In 40 seconds

  • Atomic-6 sent the first Space Armor prototype on Portal Space Systems' Starburst-1 spacecraft, with a SpaceX Falcon 9.
  • The company hopes the shield takes impacts in orbit so it can analyze its behavior through telemetry.
  • Space Armor uses fibers in a resin matrix: Lite versions are 30% lighter and 15% thinner than aluminum Whipple shields.
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