Modeling damage in spacecraft impacted by orbital debris particles

Journal of the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 103-115

  Schonberg, William P ^a   Williamsen, Joel E ^b  

^a University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAZARDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORBITS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPACE DEBRIS; CRACKS; EARTH (PLANET); MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; SPACE STATIONS;

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION; LOW EARTH ORBIT; MULTIPANEL MODULE WALL SYSTEM;

SPACECRAFT; ORBITS;

EMPIRICAL MODEL; HIGH SPEED IMPACT; HOLE DIAMETER; IMPACT VELOCITIES; INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATIONS; LOW EARTH ORBITS; MANNED SPACECRAFT; ORBITAL DEBRIS;

EID: 0032600933     PISSN: 00219142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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