A spacecraft designed to study re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere has a nose coated in cork, a cheap and lightweight alternative to other materials
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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2234033-cork-coated-spacecraft-to-be-chucked-out-of-the-iss-for-re-entry-test/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home