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Meteoroid Shield Debate Grows For Spacecraft
Researchers at the Franklin Institute and GM Laboratories debate how to protect spacecraft from meteoroid impacts. The Whipple bumper idea with a two layer hull may not be optimal. at lower speeds debris spall could cause more damage than the outer shell preventing penetration.
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Fred L. Whipple
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
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General Motor
Santa Barbara
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