Corrosion control in space launch vehicles

Corrosion control in the aerospace industry

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 195-224

  Calle, L M ^a  

^a KENNEDY SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE GROUND SUPPORT; CORROSION PREVENTION; GROUND SUPPORTS; LAUNCH VEHICLES; NASA; ORBITS; SPACE PLATFORMS; SPACE SHUTTLES;

CORROSION CONTROL; GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT; KENNEDY SPACE CENTERS; LAUNCH OPERATIONS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MATERIALS SELECTION; SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES; SPACE SHUTTLE ORBITER;

CORROSION;

EID: 84904029620     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9781845695538.3.195     Document Type: Chapter

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