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Lubrication of space systems
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Fusaro, Robert L. |
| Copyright Year | 1994 |
| Description | NASA has many high-technology programs plannned for the future, such as the space station, Mission to Planet Earth (a series of Earth-observing satellites), space telescopes, and planetary orbiters. These missions will involve advanced mechanical moving components, space mechanisms that will need wear protection and lubrication. The tribology practices used in space today are primarily based on a technology that is more than 20 years old. The question is the following: Is this technology base good enough to meet the needs of these future long-duration NASA missions? This paper examines NASA's future space missions, how mechanisms are currently lubricated, some of the mechanism and tribology challenges that may be encountered in future missions, and some potential solutions to these future challenges. |
| File Size | 10151693 |
| Page Count | 28 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19940024896 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8cg4n609 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1994-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Nonmetallic Materials Nasa Programs Mission To Planet Earth Space Missions Wear Spaceborne Telescopes Lubrication Protective Coatings Aerospace Systems Space Stations Aerospace Engineering Lubrication Systems Tribology Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
