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Plasteel Radiation Shielding Technology Testing Announced

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Tom Patton
May 09, 2022
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The Plasteel radiation shielding technology developed by Cosmic Shielding will be tested aboard ForgeStar-0, a new small class of spacecraft developed by Space Forge. ForgeStar-0 will be launching on Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne this Summer from Spaceport Cornwall.

"Radiation protection is one of the big challenges for space technology and we are delighted…

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