Asteroid Shields are OP

I fire the world's fastest gun to test the next generation of spacecraft shields. Sponsored by Squarespace. Head to https://squarespace.com/atomicfrontier to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using the code ATOMICFRONTIER. Huge thanks to the team at the Texas A&M University Hypervelocity Impact Laboratory for helping make this video possible. Learn more at: https://telacyjr.engr.tamu.edu/facility/hypervelocity-impact-laboratory-hvil/ ---------- II ---------- 0:00 Introduction 0:41 Meteorite vs Space Station 1:45 Inside the Hypervelocity Impact Lab 2:44 So how does it work? 5:21 Fire! 6:36 How to survive an asteroid 9:33 Conclusion 10:03 Captain Sail-Out ---------- II ---------- Hi, I'm James. I explore the world looking for interesting engineering stories which explore complex issues in interesting ways. I hold a First-Class Honors in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Western Australia and am currently studying a Masters of Space Systems Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. My website is https://www.atomicfrontieronline.com, I occasionally tweet from https://twitter.com/AtomicFrontiers, and you can join the Atomic Frontier Discord server to talk about cool engineering stuff at https://discord.gg/4QZc3jYdTR. You can help support my work and see some cool behind-the-scenes content at https://www.patreon.com/atomicfrontier.