Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE

Clutter in the cosmos.
Credit: Used with permission: Melrae Pictures/Space Junk 3D

A new and novel protection product has been created, ideal for fending off space junk. And what better name for that creation than “Space Armor (TM),” a multi-functional composite for spacecraft and astronauts.

Space Armor (TM) is fabricated with a proprietary fiber-to-resin manufacturing method courtesy of Atomic-6 of Marietta, Georgia.

“Satellites and astronauts are constantly threatened by millions of untrackable, hypervelocity particles in orbit,” states Atomic-6.  “Like a loose pebble hitting your windshield on the highway, orbital debris can strike at any time to do significant damage to spacecraft.”

“We took the shot at making a tile and were blown away by the test results.”

For more details on this novel anti-debris technology, go to my new Space.com story at – “New space debris shield? Satellites and astronauts could suit up in novel ‘Space Armor’ – at:

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/new-space-debris-shield-satellites-and-astronauts-could-suit-up-in-novel-space-armor

Photo illustration by Thomas Gaulkin for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ January 2022 issue (used with permission)