Given the speeds we're talking about (17,000 mph [1]), regardless of what you make your space station out of, debris hitting you is likely going to go straight

Given the speeds we're talking about (17,000 mph [1]), regardless of what you make your space station out of, debris hitting you is likely going to go straight through. [1]http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/orbital/ http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-sy...