Flux Pinning - Flux Pinning in The Future

Flux Pinning in The Future

Many studies have shown that flux pinning is capable of assembling items and also being able to dock different things together. Flux pinning and its ability to be applied to joints of telescopes could offer up an alternative to building telescopes and satellites and could save money. Throughout the efforts of 21 teams selected to participate in NASA’s FAST program (Facilitated Access to the Space Environment for Technology Development and Training) and with their successful experiments this future seems not too far away.

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