Space Systems Environmental Interactions Technology Program,

Abstract

Exploitation of space for military purposes will increase in the Shuttle era when large, high-powered space systems will be deployed by military astronauts. The space environment will be a critical factor in the deployment, operation, and survivability of these new systems. A major concern is that a new system might be fielded in space with a costly environmental failure mode engineered into the basic design. The technology program described here addresses space environmental interactions on large-dimension high-power satellites to provide technology solutions that will insure against potential system failure. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 25, 1983
Accession Number
ADP002125

Entities

People

  • A. L. Chesley
  • C. P. Pike
  • D. A. Guidice
  • Richard A. Davis
  • W. N. Hall

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Environment
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Large Space Structures
  • Polar Orbits
  • Space Environments
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites