That’s not a bomb crater—it’s aluminum struck by a half-inch plastic fragment traveling at 15,000 mph, simulating a real orbital debris collision. These hypervelocity impacts demonstrate how even small objects can destroy spacecraft in low Earth orbit, where relative speeds exceed 6.7 km/s.
That’s why space agencies like NASA and ESA design satellites with specialized shielding like the Whipple shield—a layered defense that vaporizes debris before it hits critical systems.
#SpaceDebris #OrbitalVelocity #NASA #ESA #HypervelocityImpact
That’s why space agencies like NASA and ESA design satellites with specialized shielding like the Whipple shield—a layered defense that vaporizes debris before it hits critical systems.
#SpaceDebris #OrbitalVelocity #NASA #ESA #HypervelocityImpact
That’s not a bomb crater—it’s aluminum struck by a half-inch plastic fragment traveling at 15,000 mph, simulating a real orbital debris collision. These hypervelocity impacts demonstrate how even small objects can destroy spacecraft in low Earth orbit, where relative speeds exceed 6.7 km/s.
That’s why space agencies like NASA and ESA design satellites with specialized shielding like the Whipple shield—a layered defense that vaporizes debris before it hits critical systems.
#SpaceDebris #OrbitalVelocity #NASA #ESA #HypervelocityImpact
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