Humanity has a new tool in the fight against space junk — "Space Armor," a multi-functional composite that could protect both spacecraft and astronauts.

Space Armor is made via a proprietary fiber-to-resin manufacturing method courtesy of the company Atomic-6, which is based in Marietta, Georgia.

"Satellites and astronauts are constantly threatened by millions of untrackable, hypervelocity particles in orbit," states Atomic-6, which unveiled the new tech today (Oct. 16). "Like a loose pebble hitting your windshield on the highway, orbital debris can strike at any time to do significant damage to spacecraft."

But unlike the highway pebble, human-made debris can hit at speeds of 16,000 mph (25,750 kph) or more. If you're in the way of that ultra-speedy object, it can mess up your day by p

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