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Magnetic shielding of interplanetary spacecraft against solar flare radiation
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Watkins, Seth Cocks, Franklin H. |
| Copyright Year | 1993 |
| Description | The ultimate objective of this work is to design, build, and fly a dual-purpose, piggyback payload whose function is to produce a large volume, low intensity magnetic field and to test the concept of using such a magnetic field (1) to protect spacecraft against solar flare protons, (2) to produce a thrust of sufficient magnitude to stabilize low satellite orbits against orbital decay from atmospheric drag, and (3) to test the magsail concept. These all appear to be capable of being tested using the same deployed high temperature superconducting coil. In certain orbits, high temperature superconducting wire, which has now been developed to the point where silver-sheathed high T sub c wires one mm in diameter are commercially available, can be used to produce the magnetic moments required for shielding without requiring any mechanical cooling system. The potential benefits of this concept apply directly to both earth-orbital and interplanetary missions. The usefulness of a protective shield for manned missions needs scarcely to be emphasized. Similarly, the usefulness of increasing orbit perigee without expenditure of propellant is obvious. This payload would be a first step in assessing the true potential of large volume magnetic fields in the US space program. The objective of this design research is to develop an innovative, prototype deployed high temperature superconducting coil (DHTSC) system. |
| File Size | 1460697 |
| Page Count | 38 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19940019861 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7rn8300c |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1993-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Spacecraft Shielding Solar Flares Interplanetary Spacecraft Magnetic Moments High Temperature Superconductors Radiation Shielding Solar Protons Magnetic Fields Manned Space Flight Electric Wire Magnetic Shielding 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 |
