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Cutting edge research into HyperVelocity Impact and Space and Planetary Environment Simulation @OpenUniversity working closely with @Exomars_OU @Astrobiology_OU

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Last week we welcomed Kayleigh Moore from The University of Edinburgh to complete #impact tests of impedance-graded composite shields with 1-2 mm stainless steel projectiles at ~5 km/s. Such experiments will validate numerical simulations of shields to protect spacecraft from #MMOD impacts! ☄️

Last week we welcomed Kayleigh Moore from <a href="/EdinburghUni/">The University of Edinburgh</a> to complete #impact tests of impedance-graded composite shields with 1-2 mm stainless steel projectiles at ~5 km/s. Such experiments will validate numerical simulations of shields to protect spacecraft from #MMOD impacts! ☄️