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Space Armor™ Tiles Prevent Secondary Debris
For decades, Whipple shields have been the industry standard "band-aid" for mitigating orbital debris impacts, but with one fatal flaw: their metallic faces fragment when hit. 
This fragmentation ejects harmful secondary debris back into space, which can go on to strike other satellites or astronauts at hypervelocity speeds. 
In this way, metallic shielding increases the debris population and risk of future collisions for everyone in orbit, exacerbating a phenomenon known as "The Kessler Syndrome."

Atomic-6 Space Armor™ tiles are lighter and thinner than traditional Whipple shields, easy to install, and mitigates the creation of harmful debris. 
As seen in this side-by-side demonstration against aluminum, Space Armor™ tiles successfully stop a >7km/s projectile, producing virtually no byproducts. 
The aluminum equivalent shield, on the other hand, creates fragments larger than the initial projectile, and spalling debris behind the point of impact, which could damage the system it's meant to protect.

Space Armor™ Tiles are Now Available
Atomic-6 has developed two scalable protection levels in either RF-permeable or RF-blocking configurations:
Space Armor™ Lite: Withstands debris impacts up to 3mm, which accounts for all untrackable debris and over 90% of all Low Earth Orbit (LEO) debris.
Space Armor™ Max: Built for the most extreme conditions, it resists impacts up to 12.5mm, rated for human space station protection.
Both variants minimize shielding mass, stowage volume, post-impact ejecta, and overall mission risk - a critical advantage in both manned and unmanned missions.

Space Armor tiles are available now, and Atomic-6 is currently accepting requests for quotes.
With this announcement, Space Armor™ tiles join a portfolio of innovations, alongside Atomic-6's Light Wing™ solar array, to offer U.S. military, allied forces, and commercial space operators a decisive edge in orbit with power and protection.
"With rising geopolitical tensions and growing concerns over space-based attacks, protecting satellites and astronauts from both deliberate strikes and accidental debris collisions is no longer optional, it's essential," said Smith.

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