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  • MIAMI-2 - aluminum alloy research using the MIAMI-2 could support manned space missions

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    Research on Aluminum Alloys Could Benefit Manned Space Missions

    Spacecraft launched from Earth need to be light, but still have the right amount of fuel to see them achieve orbit. If too heavy, the amount of fuel required would be prohibitive, but once outside of the Earth’s protective magnetic field, a vehicle may then be exposed to potentially destructive amounts of solar radiation, which […]