Satellite test of self-patching materials

A group of Canadian students are working hard to finance the creation of satellites to test new materials that can heal themselves.

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After winning the Canadian Satellite Design Competition, Space Concordia is undertaking the second project: a new material test satellite that is self-patching.

Student group formed Space Concordia to study satellites - (Photo: Concordia University)

According to CBC News, Space Concordia, which gathers Concordia University students, designed the ConSat-1 satellite three years ago to study the Southern Atlantic anomaly, an area in the device space. electronic broken.

Now, the group continues to build a second satellite made of self-made materials designed by a Concordia professor.

When this material is broken, it releases oxygen rings that can patch the gap and prevent further damage.

Project leader Mehbi Sabzalin said that if the experiment was successful, the new material could become the future of large satellites, or even the next generation space station.

Space Concordia began implementing a project to raise money from the Kickstarter site, aiming to raise $ 15,000 needed to build ConSat-2.