Armor-piercing fabric created in Russia to save meteorites

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Russian scientists are working on by technology, which will allow a breakthrough in space exploration and the exploration of the moon and Mars. Specialists from the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia have created a special multilayer sealed space fabric, which will become the basis for transformable modules at the International Space Station.





It is assumed that the ISS can be equipped with additional inflatable compartments suitable for both storing supplies and crew accommodation. The special material passed all the necessary tests and proved to be resistant to the impact of micrometeorites larger than one centimeter in size, flying at a speed exceeding 6,5 kilometers per second.

After the installation of the structure on the outer surface of the ISS, it should turn around and take the form specified by Russian developers. Only a folding inflatable module can increase the useful volume of an orbiting space station by as much as 20 cubic meters. Safety inside the inflatable compartment should be ensured by special sensors that will monitor the level of radiation, oxygen and the possibility of damage to the hardened surface.

According to the developers, it will take another 6 to 7 billion rubles to bring to mind the experimental samples. The first transformable space modules may appear on the International Space Station as early as 2021. Experts are convinced that Russian technology will be in demand in the colonization of the Earth's satellite, Mars and the study of other planets of the solar system.
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  1. 0
    20 June 2018 13: 30
    When sold to the national economy, these products can be significantly cheaper.
    1. 0
      20 June 2018 15: 06
      Useful weight
  2. 0
    22 June 2018 08: 49
    Armor-piercing fabric created in Russia

    Worthy pearl - fabric piercing armor. Armor-piercing can be a weapon (shell), but not defense.