NSWCWODET Participation in Space Shuttle Mission STS-46

Abstract

NSWCWODET submitted 27 specimens for space flight STS-46 exposure on the space shuttle. The sample set included various carbide, oxide, and phosphate coatings which are being developed to protect space structural and thermal management components from the atomic oxygen present in low earth orbits, structural carbon-carbon composite material, and a space mirror made of foam metal matrix composite. At this writing, the samples returned from the orbital exposure are being analyzed to determine the degree of reactivity with the space environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 20, 1993
Accession Number
ADA268875

Entities

People

  • John V. Foltz

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Materials
  • Carbon Carbon Composites
  • Coatings
  • Composite Materials
  • Earth Orbits
  • Environment
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Metal Matrix Composites
  • Orbits
  • Silicon Carbide
  • Space Environments
  • Space Flight
  • Space Shuttles
  • Spacecraft

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Space