Single bumper shields based on Vectran fibers

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1076-1079

  Tanaka, M ^a   Moritaka, Y ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Single bumper shields; Space debris; Vectran fibres

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DEGASSING; IMPACT TESTING; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; MOISTURE; POLYCARBONATES; ROCKETS; SATELLITES; SHIELDING; SHOCK WAVES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; SYNTHETIC FIBERS;

HYPERVELOCITY IMPACT; POLYCARBONATE PROJECTILES; SINGLE BUMPER SHIELDS; VECTRAN FIBRES;

SPACE DEBRIS;

EID: 3242732052     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.03.039     Document Type: Conference Paper

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