Whipple shield
Whipple shield · Whipple shields
A thin foil film attached to the outside of a spacecraft to reduce the impact of…A thin foil film attached to the outside of a spacecraft to reduce the impact of micrometeoroids.
Meaning
1 sensesA thin foil film attached to the outside of a spacecraft to reduce the impact of micrometeoroids.
Origin
Devised by Fred Whipple.Devised by Fred Whipple.
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Forms
plural: Whipple shields| Singular | Whipple shield |
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