There’s Fabric on the Space Station That Scientists Are Using to “Listen” for Space Dust Impacts

There’s Fabric on the Space Station That Scientists Are Using to “Listen” for Space Dust Impacts
By Andy Tomaswick

One of the biggest threats to the International Space Station (ISS) comes from micrometeoroid impacts.  A small hole in the wrong place can throw the resident astronauts into a life threatening situation.  Currently, there is no active program to monitor these types of impacts, though scientists think they must be common given the ubiquity of …

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November 28, 2020 at 08:25AM
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