Analysis of Systems Hardware Flown on LDEF-Results of the Systems Special Investigation Group

Abstract

The Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) was retrieved after spending 69 months in low Earth orbit (LEO). LDEF carried a remarkable variety of mechanical, electrical, thermal, and optical systems, subsystems, and components. The Systems Special Investigation Group (Systems SIG) was formed to investigate the effects of the long term exposure to LEO on systems related hardware and to coordinate and collate all systems analysis of LDEF hardware. This report discusses the status of the LDEF Systems SIG investigation through the end of 1991.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA338845

Entities

People

  • E. A. Miller
  • G. L. Bohnhoff-hlavacek
  • H. W. Dursch
  • J. Edelman
  • W. S. Spear

Organizations

  • Boeing Defense, Space & Security

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aging (Materials)
  • Antireflection Coatings
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Optical Materials
  • Optics
  • Polymeric Films

Readers

  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites