ZEST Flight Test Experiments, Kauai Test Facility, Hawaii

Abstract

The Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) is proposing to execute two ZEST flight experiments to obtain information related to the following objectives: validation of payload modeling; characterization of a high energy release cloud; and documentation of scientific phenomena that may occur as a result of releasing a high energy cloud. The proposed action is to design, develop, launch, and detonate two payloads carrying high energy explosives. Activities required to support this proposal include: (1) execution of component assembly tests at Space Data Division (SDD) in Chandler, Arizona and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in Los Alamos, New Mexico, and (2) execution of pre- flight flight test activities at Kauai Test Facility.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA241143

Entities

People

  • Martha J. Cenkci

Organizations

  • Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Protection
  • Eutrophication
  • Habitats
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Poultry
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Research Science/Academic Research

Technology Areas

  • Space