New Technology Quickly Finds Leaks In Spacecraft

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New Technology Quickly Finds Leaks In Spacecraft

Tiny meteors flash through space. There's spacecraft debris flying around, too. And so there's a risk that objects just a few millimeters across could pierce the thin aluminum skin of spacecraft such as the International Space Station orbiting 220 miles above Earth. A tiny hole means a tiny leak of pressurized air. And these leaks can be hard to find. Researchers have developed a new tool that will make finding these leaks quick and easy.


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