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Apollo experience report: spacecraft structural windows
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Weiss, S. P. Pigg, O. E. |
| Copyright Year | 1973 |
| Description | The window structural design and verification experience is presented for the Apollo command and lunar modules. This report presents window design philosophy, design criteria, hardware description, and qualification and acceptance test programs and discusses the problems encountered and solutions developed in these areas. The structural characteristics of glass are not generally well understood by designers. The optics and instrument glass covers were not considered to be structural components and thus were not normally subjected to the design, qualification, and acceptance standards necessary to preclude failures. These two factors contributed significantly to window problems on both Apollo spacecraft. |
| File Size | 1370212 |
| Page Count | 24 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19730023038 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6m08w64f |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1973-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Vehicles Fracture Mechanics Optical Properties Windows Apertures Command Modules Glass Lunar Module Apollo Spacecraft Structural Analysis Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
