Space shuttle mechanistic studies to characterize atomic oxygen interactions with surfaces
Abstract
A materials interaction experiment has been approved to study atomic oxygen interaction mechanisms and develop coatings for Space Station elements requiring long-lived operation in the LEO environment. A brief summary of this experiment is presented and the required exposure conditions are reviewed.
- Publication:
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Spacecraft Glow
- Pub Date:
- September 1985
- Bibcode:
- 1985scgl.work..270L
- Keywords:
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- Coatings;
- Density (Mass/Volume);
- Estimates;
- Gas-Solid Interactions;
- Long Duration Space Flight;
- Luminescence;
- Monatomic Gases;
- Neutral Beams;
- Oxygen;
- Space Environment Simulation;
- Space Shuttle Orbiters;
- Composite Materials;
- Organic Materials;
- Oxidation;
- Polymeric Films;
- Instrumentation and Photography