Degradation testing of spacecraft materials for long flights in low earth orbit

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 534-538

  Novikov, L S ^a   Chernik, V N ^a   Naumov, S F ^b,d   Sokolova, S P ^b,d   Gerasimova, T I ^b,d   Kurilyonok, A O ^b,d   Smirnova, T N ^c,d  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b S P KOROLEV ROCKET AND SPACE CORPORATION ENERGIA   (Russian Federation)

^c Khrunichev State Space Scientific Production Center   (Russian Federation)

^d Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; BUILDING MATERIALS; DETERIORATION; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORBITS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS;

ACCELERATED TESTS; ATOMIC OXYGEN; FUNCTIONAL COATINGS; SPACECRAFT MATERIALS;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 33745739871     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.15661     Document Type: Conference Paper

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