Enhancement of surface durability of space materials and structures in LEO environment

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn , Issue 540, 2003, Pages 95-106

  Gudimenko, Y ^a   Ng, R ^a   Kleiman, J I ^a   Iskanderova, Z A ^a   Tennyson, R C ^b   Hughes, P C ^b   Milligan, D ^c   Grigorevski, A ^d   Shuiski, M ^d   Kiseleva, L ^d   Edwards, D ^e   Finckenor, M ^e  

^a Integrity Testing Laboratory Inc   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Space Missions   (Canada)

^d Public Joint Stock Company Composite   (Russian Federation)

^e NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; PLASTIC FILMS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

SPACE MATERIALS; THERMAL CONTROL COATINGS;

SURFACE TREATMENT;

EID: 0141760585     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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