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  • Space Junk Blues: How Atomic-6 Armor Turns Cosmic Catastrophes into Yawns

    Space Junk Blues: How Atomic-6 Armor Turns Cosmic Catastrophes into Yawns

    Picture this: You’re an astronaut, floating serenely in low Earth orbit, sipping your freeze-dried coffee and pondering the meaning of life among the stars. Suddenly—wham!—a rogue fleck of 1960s satellite paint, hurtling at 17,000 miles per hour, decides your helmet makes a fine target. Or maybe it’s your unmanned probe, dutifully beaming selfies of Mars…