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Overview of the misse 7 polymers and zenith polymers experiments after 1.5 years of space exposure
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Haloua, Athena Imka, Emily C. Yi, Grace T. deGroh, Kim, K. Mitchell, Gianna G. Banks, Bruce A. |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | As part of the Materials International Space Station Experiment 7 (MISSE 7), two experiments called the Polymers Experiment and the Zenith Polymers Experiment were flown on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS) and exposed to the low Earth orbit (LEO) space environment for 1.5 years. The Polymers Experiment contained 47 samples, which were flown in a ram or wake flight orientation. The objectives of the Polymers Experiment were to determine the LEO atomic oxygen erosion yield (Ey, volume loss per incident oxygen atoms, given in cu cm/atom) of the polymers, and to determine if atomic oxygen erosion of high and low ash containing polymers is dependent on fluence. The Zenith Polymers Experiment was flown in a zenith flight orientation. The primary objective of the Zenith Polymers Experiment was to determine the effect of solar exposure on the erosion of fluoropolymers. Kapton H (DuPont, Wilmington, DE) was flown in each experiment for atomic oxygen fluence determination. This paper provides an introduction to both the MISSE 7 Polymers Experiment and the MISSE 7 Zenith Polymers Experiment, and provides initial erosion yield results. |
| File Size | 1254048 |
| Page Count | 26 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20130011784 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3421zq79 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2013-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Earth Orbital Environments International Space Station Low Earth Orbits Aerospace Environments Fluence Fluoropolymers Wakes Erosion 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 |
