Summary and review of Materials Special Investigation Group evaluations of hardware from the Long Duration Exposure Facility

Conference · Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:44300

Whitaker, A F; Funk, J; Pippin, H G; Dursch, H ^[1]

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1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL (United States)

Major materials findings obtained during LDEF post-flight investigations over the past three and one-half years are reported. The summary of findings to date includes results for thermal control coatings, thin polymeric films, composites, metals, adhesives, contamination, and environments definitions. Reaction rates of selected materials exposed to atomic oxygen are presented. Results useful for model verification and comparison with ground based facility data are specifically highlighted. Potential areas for future work are described. In conclusion, a rationale for a second long term flight experiment is presented.

• Research Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 44300
• Report Number(s): N-95-23896; NASA-CP-3275-PT-2; L-17430B-PT-2; NAS-1.55:3275-PT-2; CONF-9311137-; CNN: NAS1-19247; TRN: 9523897
• Resource Relation: Conference: 3. long duration exposure flight (LDEF) symposium, Williamsburg, VA (United States), 8-12 Nov 1993; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of LDEF: 69 Months in Space. Third Post-Retrieval Symposium, part 2; Levine, A.S.; PB: [10] p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
METALS
PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
COATINGS
POLYMERS
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
REACTION KINETICS
THIN FILMS
SPACE FLIGHT
OXYGEN