Postflight Optical Evaluation of the Right-Hand and Left-Hand Windows of Gemini Missions IV, V, VI, and VII.

Abstract

Transmission and relative resolution measurements were made before cleaning, and transmission, schlieren, relative resolution, and interferometric measurements were made after cleaning, on the right-hand and left-hand windows of Gemini spacecraft G-IV to G-VII. Chemical analyses of the contamination cleaned from the windows show that the primary constituent is amorphous silica.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1968
Accession Number
ADA306875

Entities

People

  • Carl L. Kotila
  • George P. Bonner
  • John A. Lintott
  • John E. Novotny
  • Michael F. Heidt

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Analysis
  • Contamination
  • Measurement
  • Spacecraft

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Spectroscopy.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Space