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The effects of high energy particles on planetary missions
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Robinson Jr., Paul A. |
| Copyright Year | 1988 |
| Description | Researchers review the background and motivation for the detailed study of the variability and uncertainty of the particle environment from a space systems planning perspective. The engineering concern raised by each environment is emphasized rather than the underlying physics of the magnetosphere or the sun. Missions now being planned span the short term range of one to three years to periods over ten years. Thus the engineering interest is beginning to stretch over periods of several solar cycles. Coincidentally, detailed measurements of the environment are now becoming available over that period of time. Both short term and long term environmental predictions are needed for proper mission planning. Short term predictions, perhaps based on solar indices, real time observations, or short term systematics, are very useful in near term planning -- launches, EVAs (extravehicular activities), coordinated observations, and experiments which require the magnetosphere to be in a certain state. Long term predictions of both average and extreme conditions are essential to mission design. Engineering considerations are many times driven by the worst case environment. Knowledge of the average conditions and their variability allows trade-off studies to be made, implementation of designs which degrade gracefully under multi-stress environments. |
| File Size | 706012 |
| Page Count | 13 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19890019086 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t83j8c705 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1988-04-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astrophysics Degradation Radiation Effects Spacecraft Charging Spacecraft Environments Mission Planning Space Exploration Onboard Equipment Energetic Particles Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
