Space has been always the unknown and the unreachable for humans. Space has played an important role in the advance of technologies. We created many new technologies to reach space, to find the unknown. Nanotechnology is one of the most important technologies of the century with its new materials, techniques and wide application areas. With nanotechnology considerable reduction of mass, volume, power consumption and cost can be achieved in space applications. Spacecrafts are being launched that are composed of light weight high strength nanomaterials. Carbon nanotubes provide the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any material ever seen. Nanotechnology supplies new concepts for protection shields against the triple threats of aero-heating during atmospheric entry. Nanorobots can carry out projects in hostile environments. The solar system can be explored by nanorobots with their high autonomy and improved capabilities. The development of nanotechnology makes the exploration and future settlement in space possible. Nanotechnology improves the performance and the reliability of aerospace hardware and lowers manufacturing costs.

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