Environmental Problems of Space Flight Structures, II. Meteoroid Hazard

Abstract

The meteoroid environment and the effects of hypervelocity impact on a space vehicles are described, and the effects of the incompleteness of present knowledge of each are discussed. The overall problem of the meteoroid hazard is evaluated and methods of eliminating the probability of meteoroid damage are given. A partial listing of typical research projects on meteoroid-environment and hypervelocity-impact problems is presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
ADA397220

Entities

People

  • John R. Davidson
  • Paul E. Sandorff

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Cameras
  • Data Analysis
  • Detectors
  • Explosives
  • Fungi
  • Heat Energy
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Munitions
  • Physical Theories
  • Radar
  • Shaped Charges
  • Space Environments
  • Spacecraft
  • Stress Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Space