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Ldef meteoroid and debris special investigation group investigations and activities at the johnson space center
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | See, Thomas H. Warren, Jack L. Sapp, Clyde A. Dardano, Claire B. Zolensky, Michael E. Bernhard, Ronald P. |
| Copyright Year | 1995 |
| Description | Since the return of the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) in January, 1990, members of the Meteoroid and Debris Special Investigation Group (M&D SIG) at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas have been examining LDEF hardware in an effort to expand the knowledge base regarding the low-Earth orbit (LEO) particulate environment. In addition to the various investigative activities, JSC is also the location of the general Meteoroid & Debris database. This publicly accessible database contains information obtained from the various M&D SIG investigations, as well as limited data obtained by individual LDEF Principal Investigators. LDEF exposed approximately 130 m(exp 2) of surface area to the LEO particulate environment, approximately 15.4 m(exp 2) of which was occupied by structural frame components (i.e., longerons and intercoastals) of the spacecraft. The data reported here was obtained as a result of detailed scans of LDEF intercoastals, 68 of which reside at JSC. The limited amount of data presently available on the A0178 thermal control blankets was reported last year and will not be reiterated here. The data presented here are limited to measurements of crater diameters and their frequency of occurrence (i.e., flux). |
| File Size | 1162482 |
| Page Count | 18 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19950017403 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9f52m07m |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1995-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Earth Orbital Environments Spacecraft Shielding Meteoritic Damage Low Earth Orbits Meteoroid Protection Space Debris Meteoroid Hazards Temperature Control Spacecraft Structures Meteoroids Long Duration Exposure Facility Data Bases Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
