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[ad_1] NASA is preparing a meteorite protective measure for its Mars Sample Return spacecraft with the help of this gun. Spacecrafts are very advanced but highly sensitive vehicles which have to withstand the tremendous pressure of the vacuum in space. Although they are built to withstand the harsh conditions of outer space, they are still at a risk of being damaged by asteroids and meteorites. Even the smallest meteorite could damage the spacecraft enough to jeopardize the mission. NASA recently concluded its first planetary defense test to protect Earth against potential asteroid impacts. It seems like the space agency is planning the same strategy for its other spacecraft.NASA is currently testing a light-gas gun which hatter micrometeorite fragments and other space debris to prote...