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NASA announces a new way to cut costs: build spaceships of plastic!(STRESS RELIEF)
Advanced Materials & Processes, November, 2005
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A polyethylene-based material called RXF1 has reportedly been developed for space ships at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama. RXF1 is said to be stronger and lighter than aluminum, with three times the tensile strength. It also has superior radiation shielding properties. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The ...