Jeanne L. Crews University of Kansas Yeva Hyusyan

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Crews realized that space vehicles would not hold up to impacts from even small objects

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Jeanne L. Crews University of Kansas Yeva HyusyanJeanne L. Crews At a time when there were almost no women scientists at NASA, American engineer Jeanne L. Crews made a critical contribution: designing a "space bumper" that could protect satellites and manned craft from space debris and meteorites. After joining NASA in 1964, Crews realized that space vehicles would not hold up to impacts from even small objects. She wasn't alone in her concerns: another NASA employee, Burt Cour Palais, was concerned