High Voltages in Space Innovation in Space Insulation

IEEE Transactions on Electrical Insulation

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 855-865

  Rustan, P ^a   Garrett, H ^a   Schor, M J ^b  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b SCHAFER CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC INSULATION TESTING; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; ROCKETS; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACE SIMULATORS; VACUUM;

SPACE INSULATION; SPACE POWER EXPERIMENT ABOARD ROCKETS (SPEAR) SUBORBITAL FLIGHT TEST; SPACE VOLTAGES;

ELECTRIC INSULATION;

EID: 0027683101     PISSN: 00189367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/14.237746     Document Type: Article

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