Multilayer shields made of lightweight sheet materials deployed from proposed Space Station Freedom for additional protection against orbiting debris. Deployment mechanism attached at each location on exterior where extra protection needed. Equipment withdraws layer of material from storage in manner similar to unfurling sail or extending window shade. Number of layers deployed depends on required degree of protection, and could be as large as five.
Deployable Debris Shields For Space Station
NASA Tech Briefs ; 17 , 2
1993-02-01
Miscellaneous
No indication
English
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