NASA Is Developing 3D-Printed Chain Mail to Protect Ships and Astronauts

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NASA Is Developing 3D-Printed Chain Mail to Protect Ships and Astronauts

Chain mail was an essential tool for medieval warriors hoping to avoid a quick (or slow) death by a sword. But NASA engineers hope a similar material, with a few modern upgrades, could prove to be just as useful for spacecraft and astronauts looking to survive the rigors of outer space.

ayellowbirds:

I need me some of that space future armor.

(via ravnicaresin)

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