Aerospace Awarded NASA Grant for Innovative Space Debris Technology

El Segundo CA (SPX) Jun 08, 2016
NASA has awarded Aerospace a grant to investigate the possibility of developing an extremely thin spacecraft that would wrap around debris and remove it from Earth's orbit. The innovative concept, called Brane Craft, is a 1-meter square spacecraft that is less than half the thickness of a human hair, and therefore exceptionally light, maneuverable, and fuel efficient. "The Brane Craft conc… http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Aerospace_Awarded_NASA_Grant_for_Innovative_Space_Debris_Technology_999.html