Aerospace wins Nasa grant to develop paper-thin spacecraft concept that clears space debris
Aerospace wins Nasa grant to develop paper-thin spacecraft concept that clears space debris Share 8 June 2016 US-based technical and scientific research, development, and advisory services provider, Aerospace has secured a Nasa grant to develop Brane Craft, an extremely thin spacecraft concept that would wrap around space debris and remove it from Earth’s orbit. The 1m² Brane Craft spacecraft model weighs around 50g and is less than half the thickness of a human hair. Due to its size, the spacecraft is very lightweight, manoeuvrable and fuel-efficient. The Brane Craft is one of 13 ideas th...
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