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Space station integrated wall design and penetration damage control
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Wright, M. A. Gibbins, M. N. Stern, P. H. Coronado, A. R. |
| Copyright Year | 1987 |
| Description | A methodology was developed to allow a designer to optimize the pressure wall, insulation, and meteoroid/debris shield system of a manned spacecraft for a given spacecraft configuration and threat environment. The threat environment consists of meteoroids and orbital debris, as specified for an arbitrary orbit and expected lifetime. An overall probability of no penetration is calculated, as well as contours of equal threat that take into account spacecraft geometry and orientation. Techniques, tools, and procedures for repairing an impacted and penetrated pressure wall were developed and tested. These techniques are applied from the spacecraft interior and account for the possibility of performing the repair in a vacuum. Hypervelocity impact testing was conducted to: (1) develop and refine appropriate penetration functions, and (2) determine the internal effects of a penetration on personnel and equipment. |
| File Size | 41956932 |
| Page Count | 256 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19870019148 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0rr6r24d |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1987-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Space Debris Meteoroid Hazards Thermal Insulation Pressurized Cabins Design Analysis Hypervelocity Impact Space Stations Optimization Spacecraft Shielding Penetration Meteoroid Protection Spacecraft Maintenance Threat Evaluation Walls Impact Damage 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 |
