Composite Spacecraft Crew Cabins Seen As Possible

Testing at NASA’s Langley Research Center suggests all-composite crew compartments can safely carry humans to space and return them to Earth, simplifying manufacturing and perhaps saving weight over traditional aluminum structures. The NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) at Langley in Hampton...

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