Future spacecraft could fix their own damage using ‘self-healing’ materials
A 16-inch (40-centimeter) square Project Cassandra demonstrator test sample. Project Cassandra includes sensors and a heating element into a composite carbon-fiber material, allowing spacecraft to autonomously repair initial stages of damage. (Image credit: CompPair) Spacecraft of the future may be able to detect and repair their own structural damage in orbit, a capability that couldContinue Reading












