Sending large pieces of high-density glass into space is an expensive and tedious endeavor, which is why a new project from the US Defense Department has turned to plastic instead. The US Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) today announced a new plastics-based orbital telescope that can fold out and create considerably larger, lighter and cheaper lenses than traditional glass-based optics.
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/5/5179666/darpa-creating-giant-folding-space-telescope-from-plastic-wrap-like
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