NASA Looking to Tiny Technology for Big Payoffs

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(Funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is advancing technology that could use large amounts of nanoscale materials to launch lighter rockets and spacecraft than ever before. The Super-lightweight Aerospace Composites (SAC) project seeks to scale up the manufacturing and use of high-strength carbon nanotube composite materials.