Materials developed by University of Bristol scientists and engineers with support from the National Composites Centre will be blasted 250 miles from the Earth’s surface and affixed to the International Space Station (ISS).
The novel composites will spend six months attached to the SESAME module of the ISS, orbiting the Earth some 3,000 times at speeds of 17,000 mph.
The materials are being placed on the ISS to test them in the fierce space environment, where they will be subjected to micro-meteoroids, temperatures from -150C to +150C, high velocity dust, severe electromagnetic radiation and engineering debris.
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Bristol Researchers Prepare Their Composites for Lift-Off to Space
Published : May 15, 2026
