Space Environment Implications for Spacecraft Design - Revised and Expanded Edition

Name: Space Environment Implications for Spacecraft Design - Revised and Expanded Edition
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ISBN: 9780691102993

ISBN-10: 0691102996

ISBN-13: 9780691102993

Edition: 2nd 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Alan C. Tribble

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The breakup of the Space Shuttle Columbia as it reentered Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003, reminded the public--and NASA--of the grave risks posed to spacecraft by everything from insulating foam to space debris. Here, Alan Tribble presents a singular, up-to-date account of a wide range of less conspicuous but no less consequential environmental effects that can damage or cause poor performance of orbiting spacecraft. Conveying a wealth of insight into the nature of the space environment and how spacecraft interact with it, he covers design modifications aimed at eliminating or reducing such environmental effects as solar absorptance increases caused by self-contamination, materials…

Book details

List price: $84.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 10/12/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.26" wide x 9.13" long x 0.54" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Preface and Acknowledgments



Introduction



The Vacuum Environment



The Neutral Environment



The Plasma Environment



The Radiation Environment



The Micrometeoroid/Orbital Debris Environment



Conclusions



Nomenclature



Acronyms



Physical Constants



The Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF)


Index